analysts
They study trends
Analysts are people who examine something systematically to understand its components or meaning.
The term appears across fields: financial analysts evaluate investments and markets, political analysts interpret policy and elections, intelligence analysts assess security threats, and data analysts find patterns in information.
In psychology, an analyst is a psychoanalyst or therapist: She's been seeing her analyst twice a week.
Sports analysts break down game strategy and player performance, typically as commentators.
Expert in one field
- consultantProfessional advice provider
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- professionalCredentialed in one's field
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
pundit · commentator · evaluator · reviewer · critic · assessor · examiner · observer
Collected numerical information
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- metricsStandards for assessment
datasets · regression · correlation · clustering · mining · patterns · quantitative · algorithms
Ownership stakes or inventory
- tradingExchanging for value
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
forex · futures · options · commodities · dividends · volatility · bullish · bearish
Arranging for future events
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
implementation · SWOT · contingency · logistics · game theory · consulting · recommendations · risk mitigation
Formal procedural framework
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- surveySystematic data collection
- findingsConclusions from investigation
literature review · peer review · hypothesis · fieldwork · sampling · qualitative · ethnography · publication
U.S. foreign intelligence service
- NSAFederal cryptologic intelligence agency
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- counterterrorismCombating organized political violence
briefings · classified · national security · reconnaissance · threat assessment · geopolitical · military · covert
specialist
Expert in one field
- consultantProfessional advice provider
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- professionalCredentialed in one's field
authority · pundit · commentator · evaluator · reviewer · critic · assessor · examiner · observer · interpreter
statistics
Collected numerical information
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
metrics · datasets · regression · correlation · clustering · mining · patterns · quantitative · algorithms · trends
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
- tradingExchanging for value
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- portfolioCollected works or assets
securities · forex · futures · options · commodities · dividends · volatility · bullish · bearish · NASDAQ
planning
Arranging for future events
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
roadmap · implementation · SWOT · contingency · logistics · game theory · consulting · recommendations · risk mitigation · operations
methodology
Formal procedural framework
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- surveySystematic data collection
findings · literature review · peer review · hypothesis · fieldwork · sampling · qualitative · ethnography · publication · conclusions
CIA
U.S. foreign intelligence service
- NSAFederal cryptologic intelligence agency
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
counterterrorism · briefings · classified · national security · reconnaissance · threat assessment · geopolitical · military · covert · Mossad
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- examinersinspectors, examiner, reviewers, inspector, auditors
- expertsexperts, expert, specialist, masters, specialists
- industry workerstechnicians, scientists, researchers, engineers, managers
- finance prosinvestment bankers, stockbrokers, stock brokers, traders, brokers
- opinion makerspundits, commentators, columnists, editorialists, op-ed writers
analystsdecision-makers
Those with choosing power
executives · leaders · implementers · doers · operators
analystssynthesizers
Electronic sound-generating instruments
creators · builders · integrators · generalists · visionaries
analystssources
Points of origin
subjects · informants · witnesses · participants · reporters
- statistical analysisMathematical examination of datasets
- financial analystProfessional assessing investment value
- DNA analysisExamining hereditary material
- budget analysisEvaluating income and expenditures
- analysis paralysisInaction from excessive deliberation
- data analysisSystematic information interpretation
analysis, analyst, psychoanalyst, psychoanalysis, reanalysis, meta-analysis