noun · academic
analysis
/əˈnæləsɪs/a·NAL·y·sis
Band 4-5task1task2speaking
A detailed examination of data or information to discover patterns or meaning.
Examples
“The statistical analysis showed a significant increase in attendance.”
“Further analysis of the survey responses revealed common concerns about cost.”
“Her analysis focused on trends over the last ten years.”
Band 8 sentence
“The statistical analysis of the survey data revealed a clear pattern in participants' responses.”
Collocations
- statistical analysis
- data analysis
- conduct an analysis
Word family
analyse / analyze verbanalytical adjectiveanalyst nounanalyses plural noun
Common mistakes
many analysis→many analyses
analysis about the data→analysis of the data
make an analysis→conduct/perform an analysis
Say it for a higher band
5study→6examination→7+analysis
Synonyms
examination
study
Easily confused
study
“The study explored how people use social media.”
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