method and device for indicating whether a sample belongs to a first or second category

摘要

Indication (M1) comprising A formed by (N) multiplied by an NxM matrix (S) to form a secondary vector (B) with a number (M) of elements, where M is less than N and secondary vector is used to indicate the category, S is chosen so that the distribution for a set of samples from a first category is suppressed to a greater extent than a set of samples from the second category, is new. A method for indicating whether a sample (12) belongs to a first or second category uses a combination of signals from a number (N) of sensors used to analyze the sample. A primary vector (A) formed by the N signals is multiplied by an NxM matrix (S) to form a secondary vector (B) with a number (M) of elements, where M is less than N. The secondary vector is used to indicate the category. S is chosen so that the distribution for a set of samples from a first category is suppressed to a greater extent than a set of samples from the second category. Independent claims are also included for: (1) a software program for carrying out (M1); (2) a digital storage medium with this program; (3) an arrangement for carrying out (M1); and (4) calibrating a measuring instrument utilizing (M1).