def coords_by_cutoff(self, cutoff=0.80):
        """ Returns fitted coordinates in as many dimensions as are needed to
        explain a given amount of variance (specified in the cutoff) """

        i = np.where(self.cve >= cutoff)[0][0]
        coords_matrix = self.vecs[:, :i + 1]
        return coords_matrix, self.cve[i]