Analyst

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, finance and technology
• 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