correlational analysis

Definitions of correlational analysis

1. noun

   the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables
   types:

   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

   type of:

   multivariate analysis

   a generic term for any statistical technique used to analyze data from more than one variable