An analyst is an individual who performs
analysis
Analysis ( : analyses) is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts in order to gain a better understanding of it. The technique has been applied in the study of mathematics and logic since before Aristotle (38 ...
of a topic. The term may refer to:
In business and finance
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Business analyst
A business analyst (BA) is a person who processes, interprets and documents business processes, products, services and software through analysis of data. The role of a business analyst is to ensure business efficiency increases through their know ...
, an employee who examines the needs and concerns of clients and stakeholders
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Financial analyst
A financial analyst is a professional, undertaking financial analysis for external or internal clients as a core feature of the job.
The role may specifically be titled securities analyst, research analyst, equity analyst, investment analyst, ...
, an individual who analyzes securities and business equity in economics and finance
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Industry analyst
An industry analyst performs primary and secondary market research within an industry such as information technology, consulting or insurance. Analysts assess sector trends, create segment taxonomies, size markets, prepare forecasts, and develop in ...
, an individual who performs market research on segments of industries to identify trends in business and finance
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Marketing analyst
Marketing research is the systematic gathering, recording, and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data about issues relating to marketing products and services. The goal is to identify and assess how changing elements of the marketing mix i ...
, a person who analyzes price, customer, competitor and economic data to help companies
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Quantitative analyst
Quantitative may refer to:
* Quantitative research, scientific investigation of quantitative properties
* Quantitative analysis (disambiguation)
* Quantitative verse, a metrical system in poetry
* Statistics, also known as quantitative analysis
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, applies mathematical techniques to investment banking, especially in the fields of risk management, trading, and financial derivatives
In physical sciences
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''Analyst'' (journal), a chemistry journal
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Analyst (software), mass spectrometry software
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Public analyst Public Analysts are scientists in the British Isles whose principal task is to ensure the safety and correct description of food by testing for compliance with legislation. Most Public Analysts are also Agricultural Analysts who carry out similar wo ...
, a qualified chemist appointed by a local authority in the UK
In social sciences
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Behavior Analyst, a professional who practices applied behavior science
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Intelligence analyst
Intelligence analysis is the application of individual and collective cognitive methods to weigh data and test hypotheses within a secret socio-cultural context. The descriptions are drawn from what may only be available in the form of deliberate ...
, in government intelligence
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Psychoanalyst
PsychoanalysisFrom Greek language, Greek: + . is a set of Theory, theories and Therapy, therapeutic techniques"What is psychoanalysis? Of course, one is supposed to answer that it is many things — a theory, a research method, a therapy, a bo ...
, a practitioner who acts to facilitate understanding of a patient's unconscious mind
In other fields
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Color analyst
A color commentator or expert commentator is a sports commentator who assists the main (play-by-play) commentator, typically by filling in when play is not in progress. The phrase "colour commentator" is primarily used in Canadian English and the ...
, a sports commentator who assists the main commentator
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Handwriting analyst, a person who performs a personality assessment through handwriting
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News analyst
A news analyst examines, analyses and interprets broadcast news received from various sources. Sometimes also called newscasters or news anchor or Broadcast News Analyst. News analysts write commentaries, columns, or scripts.
They coordinate and s ...
, examines and interprets broadcast news
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Numerical analyst
Numerical analysis is the study of algorithms that use numerical approximation (as opposed to symbolic manipulations) for the problems of mathematical analysis (as distinguished from discrete mathematics). It is the study of numerical methods ...
, develops and analyzes numerical algorithms
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Public policy analyst
Policy analysis is a technique used in the public administration sub-field of political science to enable civil servants, nonprofit organizations, and others to examine and evaluate the available options to implement the goals of laws and elected ...
, an individual who analyzes the effect of public policies with respect to their goals
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Systems analyst
A systems analyst, also known as business technology analyst, is an information technology (IT) professional who specializes in analyzing, designing and implementing information systems. Systems analysts assess the suitability of information syst ...
, an individual who analyzes technical design and functional design for software development
See also
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The Analyst (disambiguation)
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The Analyst'', a 1734 famous criticism by Bishop Berkeley
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Annalists
Annalists (from Latin ''annus'', year; hence ''annales'', sc. ''libri'', annual records), were a class of writers on Roman history, the period of whose literary activity lasted from the time of the Second Punic War to that of Sulla. They wrote t ...
, historians in ancient Rome
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