Procrustes analysis

in statistical analysis, an approach in which empirical data are superimposed onto some fixed target matrix or other structure of theoretical interest. The name derives from the robber in Greek mythology who forced his victims to fit his bed by stretching them or cutting off their limbs.

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May 9th 2024

quasirandom

adj. see pseudorandom.