Analysis is the process of observing and breaking down a complex topic or substance into smaller parts to gain a better understanding of it.
Analysis may also refer to:
Analysis (journal), a major international journal of philosophy Analysis (radio programme), a half-hour BBC Radio 4 documentary programme Data analysis, the study of inspecting and modeling data to understand how it operates and why the data appears as it does Dimensional analysis, using information about the units of various quantities to gain information about an equation or inequality Market analysis, the study of the attractiveness and the dynamics of a market within an industry Mathematical analysis, a broad field of mathematics that rigorously studies the objects introduced by calculus Complex analysis, the study of complex-valued functions of a single complex variable and the differentiation and integration thereof Real analysis, the study of the behavior of real numbers, sequences and series of real numbers, and real functions Philosophical analysis Political feasibility analysis Psychoanalysis
See also Analytical skill Analytic (disambiguation) Synthesis (disambiguation)