Analyst 1396798 225217211 2008-07-12T14:47:18Z 206.209.103.53 {{Wiktionarypar|analyst|analysis}} '''Analyst''' generally is a term for an individual or tool of whom or which the primary function is a deep examination of a specific, limited area and may mean: * [[Accounting analyst]], in business an individual who examines the financial statements of public companies. * [[Business analyst]], in business an employee who examines the needs and concerns of clients and stakeholders to determine where potential problems and opportunities lie, known also as a ''Business Systems Analyst''. * [[Color analyst]], in sports broadcasting an individual who, as against a play-by-play announcer, provides analysis and commentary. * [[Cost analyst]], in business an employee who analyzes business operations to determine which courses of action are most efficacious. * [[Financial analyst]], in economics and finance an individual who analyzes securities and business equity. * [[Industry analyst]], in business and finance an individual who performs market research on segments of specific industries toward the identification of trends. * [[Patent analyst]], in the field of intellectual property an individual who performs patent and non-patent literature searches to determine the patentability of an invention. * [[Psychoanalyst]], in psychotherapy a practitioner who acts to elucidate connections in a patient's unconscious or subconscious mind. * [[Public analyst]], in the [[United Kingdom]] a duly qualified [[chemist]] appointed by a [[Local government|local authority]]. * [[Public policy analyst]]. * [[Systems Analyst]] or [[Information Analyst]] in computer science is an individual who analyzes technical design and functional design for development of new software. * [[Web metrics Analyst]], in [[webometrics]] an individual who examines trends and patterns in the use and expansion of the [[World Wide Web]]. * An analyst in mathematics is an individual who focuses in the area of [[mathematical analysis]]. == See also == * [[The Analyst]]0 {{IB rank navbox}} {{disambig}} [[de:Analyst]] [[fr:Analyste]] [[nl:Analist]] [[ja:アナリスト]] [[zh:分析师]]