The Area% calculation procedure reports the area of each peak in the signal as a percentage of the total area of all peaks in the signal. Area% does not require prior calibration and does not depend upon the amount of sample injected within the limits of the detector. No response factors are used. If all components respond equally in the detector, then Area% provides a suitable approximation of the relative amounts of components.
Area% is used routinely where qualitative results are of interest and to produce information to create the compound table required for other calibration procedures.
The Height% calculation procedure reports the height of each peak in the signal as a percentage of the total height of all peaks in the signal.
Correction factors are not applied in Area% or Height% calculation.