Analyst

An analyst is an individual who performs analysis of a topic. The term may refer to:

In business and finance

• Business analyst, an employee who examines the needs and concerns of clients and stakeholders
• Financial analyst, an individual who analyzes securities and business equity in economics and finance
• Industry analyst, an individual who performs market research on segments of industries to identify trends in business and finance
• Marketing analyst, a person who 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, a professional who practices applied behavior science
• Intelligence analyst, in government intelligence
• Psychoanalyst, a practitioner who acts to facilitate understanding of a patient's unconscious mind

In other fields

• Color analyst, a sports commentator who assists the main commentator
• Handwriting analyst, a person who performs a personality assessment through handwriting
• News analyst, examines and interprets broadcast news
• Numerical analyst, develops and analyzes numerical algorithms
• Public policy analyst, an individual who analyzes the effect of public policies with respect to their goals
• Systems analyst, an individual who 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