Analysis

Analysis generally means the action of taking something apart in order to study it.

It may refer to:

In philosophy:
 * Philosophical analysis, a general term for the techniques used by philosophers
 * ANALYSIS is the name of a prominent journal in philosophy.

In mathematics:
 * Mathematical analysis, the generic name given to any branch of mathematics which depends upon the concepts of limits and convergence
 * Complex analysis
 * Functional analysis
 * Harmonic analysis
 * Non-standard analysis
 * Real analysis

In statistics:
 * Analysis of variance, a collection of statistical models and their associated procedures which compare means by splitting the overall observed variance into different parts
 * Meta-analysis, combines the results of several studies that address a set of related research hypotheses
 * Time-series analysis, methods that attempt to understand a sequence of data points spaced apart at uniform time intervals

In computer science:
 * Analysis of algorithms
 * Competitive analysis, shows how on-line algorithms perform and demonstrates the power of randomization in algorithms
 * Program analysis (computer science), the process of automatically analysing the behavior of computer programs
 * Lexical analysis, the process of processing an input sequence of characters and producing as output a sequence of symbols
 * Numerical analysis, the study of algorithms for the problems of continuous mathematics
 * Object-oriented analysis and design, á la Booch
 * Semantic analysis (computer science)
 * Static code analysis, the analysis of computer software that is performed without actually executing programs built from that software
 * Structured Systems Analysis and Design Methodology, á la Yourdon
 * Syntax analysis, a process in compilers that recognizes the structure of programming languages, also known as parsing

In music:
 * Musical analysis, a process attempting to answer the question "how does this music work?"
 * Schenkerian analysis

In psychotherapy:
 * Psychoanalysis, seeks to elucidate connections among unconscious components of patients' mental processes
 * Transactional analysis

In cryptography:
 * Cryptanalysis, the study of methods for obtaining the meaning of encrypted information
 * Frequency analysis, a method to decompose a function, wave, or signal into its frequency components

In economics:
 * Financial analysis, the analysis of the accounts and the economic prospects of a firm
 * Fundamental analysis, a stock valuation method that uses financial analysis
 * Principal components analysis, a technique that can be used to simplify a dataset
 * Technical analysis, the study of price action in securities markets in order to forecast future prices

In linguistics:
 * Discourse analysis, a general term for the analysis of language use above the sentence or clause level
 * Semantic analysis (linguistics), the process of unpacking clause, sentence and paragraph structure
 * Voice analysis, the study of speech sounds for purposes other than linguistic content

In signal processing:
 * Finite element analysis, a computer simulation technique used in engineering analysis
 * Independent component analysis
 * Link quality analysis, the analysis of signal quality
 * Path quality analysis

In literary criticism:
 * Analysis (Homer), an influential school of thought in Homeric scholarship in the 19th-20th centuries

It may also refer to:
 * Aura analysis, a technique in which supporters of the method claim that the body's aura, or energy field is "analyzed"
 * Bowling analysis, a notation summarising a cricket bowler's performance
 * Category analysis
 * Chemical analysis, the analysis of material samples to gain an understanding of their chemical composition and structure
 * Dimensional analysis, a conceptual tool to understand physical situations involving a mix of different kinds of physical quantities
 * Isotope analysis, the identification of isotopic signature, the distribution of certain stable isotopes and chemical elements within chemical compounds
 * Life cycle cost analysis, calculates the cost of a system or product over its entire life span
 * Lithic analysis, the analysis of stone tools using basic scientific techniques
 * Neutron activation analysis, a technique used to very accurately determine the concentrations of elements in a sample
 * Protocol analysis, a means for extracting persons' thoughts while they are performing a task
 * Structural analysis, an area of civil and structural engineering in which the deformations, deflections, internal forces and stresses of structures are analyzed
 * System analysis, the branch of electrical engineering that characterizes electrical systems and their properties
 * Systems analysis, the science dealing with analysis of complex, large scale systems and the interactions within those systems