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Analysis — (from Greek ἀνάλυσις , a breaking up ) is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts to gain a better understanding of it. The technique has been applied in the study of mathematics and logic since before Aristotle,… …   Wikipedia

Analysis — • The process by which anything complex is resolved into simple, or at least less complex parts or elements Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Analysis     Analysis      …   Catholic encyclopedia

analysis — a‧nal‧y‧sis [əˈnælss] noun analyses PLURALFORM [ siːz] [countable, uncountable] 1. a careful examination of something in order to understand it better: • The researchers carried out a detailed analysis of recent trends in share prices. •… …   Financial and business terms

Analysis of covariance — (ANCOVA) is a general linear model with one continuous outcome variable and one or more factors. ANCOVA is a merger of ANOVA and regression for continuous variables. ANCOVA tests whether certain factors have an effect on the outcome variable… …   Wikipedia

analysis — [ə nal′ə sis] n. pl. analyses [ə nal′əsēz΄] [ML < Gr, a dissolving < ana , up, throughout + lysis, a loosing < lyein, to loose: see LOSE] 1. a) a separating or breaking up of any whole into its parts, esp. with an examination of these… …   English World dictionary

analysis — [n1] examination and determination assay, breakdown, dissection, dissolution, division, inquiry, investigation, partition, reasoning, resolution, scrutiny, search, separation, study, subdivision, test; concepts 24,103 analysis [n2] statement of… …   New thesaurus

Analysis of variance — A*nal y*sis of variance, n. (Statistics) a statistical technique by which the results of an observation or experiment are analyzed to determine the relative contributions of the different possible causative factors or variables to the outcome.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

analysis — /euh nal euh sis/, n., pl. analyses / seez /. 1. the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis). 2. this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its… …   Universalium

Analysis of variance — In statistics, analysis of variance (ANOVA) is a collection of statistical models, and their associated procedures, in which the observed variance in a particular variable is partitioned into components attributable to different sources of… …   Wikipedia

analysis — 01. He did an [analysis] of the way children learn language for his Master s thesis. 02. It could take weeks to [analyze] all the data, but when we do, the results will be very helpful to our project. 03. The North American school system aims to… …   Grammatical examples in English

Analysis paralysis — The term analysis paralysis or paralysis of analysis refers to over analyzing (or over thinking) a situation, so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome. A decision can be treated as over complicated, with too… …   Wikipedia