Definition

Someone whose job is to analyze data, systems, or markets while the rest of us just make gut decisions and hope for the best. In tech, it's usually a systems analyst who translates business babble into technical requirements. In finance, it's someone who stares at spreadsheets all day and occasionally predicts the future with varying degrees of accuracy.

Example Usage

The analyst spent three weeks building a dashboard that proved what everyone already suspected: sales were down.

Source: Business and technology terminology

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