analysis : Idioms & Phrases


analysis of variance

  • noun a statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means; a statistical method that yields values that can be tested to determine whether a significant relation exists between variables
    ANOVA.
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analysis situs

  • noun the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is continuous in both directions
    topology.
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Blowpipe analysis

  • (Chem.), analysis by means of the blowpipe.
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chemical analysis

  • noun the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements
    chemical analysis.
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cladistic analysis

  • noun a system of biological taxonomy based on the quantitative analysis of comparative data and used to reconstruct cladograms summarizing the (assumed) phylogenetic relations and evolutionary history of groups of organisms
    cladistics.
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colorimetric analysis

  • noun quantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter
    colorimetry.
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correlational analysis

  • noun the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables
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cost analysis

  • noun breaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on each factor separately
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cost-benefit analysis

  • noun an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs
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critical analysis

  • noun an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation
    critical appraisal.
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Diophantine analysis

  • (Alg.), that branch of indeterminate analysis which has for its object the discovery of rational values that satisfy given equations containing squares or cubes; as, for example, to find values of x and y which make x2 + y2 an exact square.
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factor analysis

  • noun any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors; beginning with a correlation matrix a small number of components or factors are extracted that are regarded as the basic variables that account for the interrelations observed in the data
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fourier analysis

  • noun analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components
    Fourier analysis.
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fundamental analysis

  • noun (stock exchange) the use of fundamentals as an investment strategy
    fundamental analysis.
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fundamentals analysis

  • noun (stock exchange) the use of fundamentals as an investment strategy
    fundamental analysis.
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Gravimetric analysis

  • noun quantitative analysis by weight
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  • (Chem.), analysis in which the amounts of the coastituents are determined by weight; in distinction from volumetric analysis.
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harmonic analysis

  • noun analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components
    Fourier analysis.
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Indeterminate analysis

  • (Math.), that branch of analysis which has for its object the solution of indeterminate problems.
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market analysis

  • noun marketing research that yields information about the marketplace
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medical literature analysis and retrieval system

  • noun relational database of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature
    MEDLARS.
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methodological analysis

  • noun the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline
    methodology.
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Metric analysis

  • (Chem.), analysis by volume; volumetric analysis.
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multivariate analysis

  • noun a generic term for any statistical technique used to analyze data from more than one variable
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numerical analysis

  • noun (mathematics) the branch of mathematics that studies algorithms for approximating solutions to problems in the infinitesimal calculus
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Organic analysis

  • (Chem.), the analysis of organic compounds, concerned chiefly with the determination of carbon as carbon dioxide, hydrogen as water, oxygen as the difference between the sum of the others and 100 per cent, and nitrogen as free nitrogen, ammonia, or nitric oxide; formerly called ultimate analysis, in distinction from proximate analysis.
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Proximate analysis

  • (Chem.), an analysis which determines the proximate principles of any substance, as contrasted with an ultimate analysis.
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Qualitative analysis

  • noun the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements
    chemical analysis.
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  • (Chem.), analysis which merely determines the constituents of a substance without any regard to the quantity of each ingredient; contrasted with quantitative analysis.
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Quantitative analysis

  • noun chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance
    quantitative analysis.
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  • (Chem.), analysis which determines the amount or quantity of each ingredient of a substance, by weight or by volume; contrasted with qualitative analysis.
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quantitative chemical analysis

  • noun chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance
    quantitative analysis.
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regression analysis

  • noun the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another
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self-analysis

  • noun a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives
    soul-searching.
  • noun the application of psychotherapeutic principles to the analysis of your own personality
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spectrographic analysis

  • noun the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra
    spectroscopic analysis; spectrometry; spectrographic analysis; spectroscopy.
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spectroscopic analysis

  • noun the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra
    spectroscopic analysis; spectrometry; spectrographic analysis; spectroscopy.
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Spectrum analysis

  • noun the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra
    spectroscopic analysis; spectrometry; spectrographic analysis; spectroscopy.
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  • chemical analysis effected by comparison of the different relative positions and qualities of the fixed lines of spectra produced by flames in which different substances are burned or evaporated, each substance having its own characteristic system of lines.
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Spherical harmonic analysis

  • a mathematical method, sometimes referred to as that of Laplace's Coefficients, which has for its object the expression of an arbitrary, periodic function of two independent variables, in the proper form for a large class of physical problems, involving arbitrary data, over a spherical surface, and the deduction of solutions for every point of space. The functions employed in this method are called spherical harmonic functions. Thomson & Tait.
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systems analysis

  • noun analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to collect information about the operation of its parts
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technical analysis

  • noun (stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope of forecasting future price changes
    technical analysis.
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  • noun (stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope of forecasting future price changes
    technical analysis.
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trend analysis

  • noun analysis of changes over time
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Ultimate, Proximate, Qualitative, Quantitative, and Volumetric analysis

  • . (Chem.) See under Ultimate, Proximate, Qualitative, etc.
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Ultimate analysis

  • (Chem.), organic analysis. See under Organic.
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Volumetric analysis

  • noun determination of the volume of gases (or changes in their volume) during combination
  • noun quantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of standard solutions or reagents
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  • (Chem.), that system of the quantitative analysis of solutions which employs definite volumes of standardized solutions of reagents, as measured by burettes, pipettes, etc.; also, the analysis of gases by volume, as by the eudiometer.
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