Term: factor analysis: any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors; beginning with a correlation matrix a small number of components or factors are extracted that are regarded as the basic variables that account for the interrelations observed in the data
Broader: correlational analysis: the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables | Unrelated: fixer-upper: a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price)
Broader: correlational analysis: the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables | Unrelated: loved one: a person who you love, usually a member of your family
Broader: correlational analysis: the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables | Unrelated: case-hardened steel: steel with a surface that is much harder than the interior metal
Broader: correlational analysis: the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables | Unrelated: linkage: an associative relation
Broader: correlational analysis: the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables | Unrelated: homo sapiens sapiens: subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races
Broader: correlational analysis: the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables | Unrelated: non-euclidean geometry: (mathematics) geometry based on axioms different from Euclid's
Broader: correlational analysis: the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables | Unrelated: last word: an authoritative statement
Broader: correlational analysis: the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables | Unrelated: liberator: someone who releases people from captivity or bondage
Broader: correlational analysis: the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables | Unrelated: zanthoxylum: deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash
Broader: correlational analysis: the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables | Unrelated: arales: Araceae; Lemnaceae