ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Assessing Indoor Air Quality Using
Chemometric Models
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Faculty Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Besut Campus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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East Coast Environmental Research Institute, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus,
Terengganu, Malaysia
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Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia
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Institute of Medical Science and Technology, University of Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia
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Faculty of Health Science, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Submission date: 2017-04-06
Final revision date: 2017-09-29
Acceptance date: 2017-10-01
Online publication date: 2018-05-24
Publication date: 2018-07-09
Corresponding author
Azman Azid
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Faculty Bioresources and Food Industry, Besut Campus, 22200 Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(6):2443-2450
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The objectives of this study are to identify the significant variables and to verify the best statistical
method for determining the effect of indoor air quality (IAQ) at 7 different locations in Universiti Sultan
Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia. The IAQ data were collected using in-situ measurement. Principal
component analysis (PCA), partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), linear discrimination
analysis (LDA), and agglomerative hierarchical clustering (AHC) were used to classify the significant
variables as well as to compare the best method for determining IAQ levels. PCA verifies only 4 out
of 9 parameters (PM10, PM2.5, PM1.0, and O3) and is the significant variable in IAQ. The PLS-DA model
classifies 89.05% correct of the IAQ variables in each station compared to LDA with only 66.67% correct.
AHC identifies three cluster groups, which are highly polluted concentration (HPC), moderately polluted
concentration (MPC), and low-polluted concentration (LPC) area. PLS-DA verifies the groups produced
by AHC by identifying the variables that affect the quality at each station without being affected by
redundancy. In conclusion, PLS-DA is a promising procedure for differentiating the group classes and
determining the correct percentage of variables for IAQ.