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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Actuarial analyst, deals with the measurement and management of risk and uncertainty
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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 kno ...
, examines the needs and concerns of clients and stakeholders
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Data analyst
Data analysis is the process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision-making. Data analysis has multiple facets and approaches, e ...
, retrieves, organizes and analyzes information from various sources to help an organization achieve business goals
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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.
[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 ...](_bla ...<br></span></div>, analyzes securities and business equity in economics and finance
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, performs market research on segments of industries to identify trends in business and finance
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Marketing analyst, analyzes price, customer, competitor and economic data to help companies
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Quantitative analyst
Quantitative analysis is the use of mathematical and statistical methods in finance and investment management. Those working in the field are quantitative analysts (quants). Quants tend to specialize in specific areas which may include derivative ...
, 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, a qualified chemist appointed by a local authority in the UK
In social sciences
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Behavior Analyst, 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 delibera ...
, in government intelligence
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Psychoanalyst
PsychoanalysisFrom Greek: and is a set of theories and techniques of research to discover unconscious processes and their influence on conscious thought, emotion and behaviour. Based on dream interpretation, psychoanalysis is also a talk th ...
, acts to facilitate understanding of a patient's unconscious mind
In other fields
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Color analyst, assists the main sports commentator
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Handwriting analyst, performs a personality assessment through handwriting
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News analyst, examines and interprets broadcast news
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Numerical analyst, develops and analyzes numerical algorithms
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Public policy analyst, 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 ...
, analyzes technical design and functional design for software development
See also
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The Analyst (disambiguation)
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The Analyst
''The Analyst'' (subtitled ''A Discourse Addressed to an Infidel Mathematician: Wherein It Is Examined Whether the Object, Principles, and Inferences of the Modern Analysis Are More Distinctly Conceived, or More Evidently Deduced, Than Religious ...
'', 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 th ...
, historians in ancient Rome
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