partial least squares (PLS)

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT06975
Partial least squares projection to latent structures (PLS) is a robust multivariate generalized regression method using projections to summarize multitudes of potentially collinear variables.
Source:
PAC, 1997, 69, 1137. (Glossary of terms used in computational drug design (IUPAC Recommendations 1997)) on page 1148 [Terms] [Paper]