An analyst is an individual who performs analysis of a topic. The term may refer to:
In business and finance
- Actuarial analyst, deals with the measurement and management of risk and uncertainty
- Business analyst, examines the needs and concerns of clients and stakeholders
- Data analyst, retrieves, organizes and analyzes information from various sources to help an organization achieve business goals
- Financial analyst, analyzes securities and business equity in economics and finance
- Industry analyst, performs market research on segments of industries to identify trends in business and finance
- Marketing analyst, analyzes price, customer, competitor and economic data to help companies
- Quantitative analyst, applies mathematical techniques to investment banking, especially in the fields of risk management, trading, and financial derivatives
In physical sciences
- Analyst (journal), a chemistry journal
- Analyst (software), mass spectrometry software
- Public analyst, a qualified chemist appointed by a local authority in the UK
In social sciences
- Behavior Analyst, practices applied behavior science
- Intelligence analyst, in government intelligence
- Psychoanalyst, acts to facilitate understanding of a patient's unconscious mind
In other fields
- Color analyst, assists the main sports commentator
- Handwriting analyst, performs a personality assessment through handwriting
- News analyst, examines and interprets broadcast news
- Numerical analyst, develops and analyzes numerical algorithms
- Public policy analyst, analyzes the effect of public policies with respect to their goals
- Systems analyst, analyzes technical design and functional design for software development
See also
- The Analyst (disambiguation)
- The Analyst, a 1734 famous criticism by Bishop Berkeley
- Annalists, historians in ancient Rome
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