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Anal Tubercle: The small caudal tubercle bearing the anal opening: the postabdomen.

Needs Analysis: A method of analyzing how employee skill deficits can be addressed through current or future training and professional development programs, as well as determining the types of training/deve . . . View Full Definition

NEPA Analysis: Analyses conducted during the preparation of documents required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, particularly environmental assessments and environmental impact statements.

Mythic Analysis: An interpretive strategy of genre analysis that approaches genres in terms of archetypes, stories shared by large segments of a culture which offer the researcher evidence of that society's . . . View Full Definition

Multiple-Discriminant Analysis (MDA): Statistical technique for distinguishing between two groups on the basis of their observed characteristics.

Mean-Variance Analysis: Evaluation of risky prospects based on the expected value and variance of possible outcomes.

Neutron Activation Analysis: An extremely sensitive technique for analyzing trace amounts of elements in a sample. The sample is bombarded with neutrons in a nuclear reactor, making it radioactive. Different elements pr . . . View Full Definition

Northern Analysis: A technique for transferring electrophoretically resolved rna segments from an agarose gel to a nitrocellulose filter paper sheet via capillary action.

Performance Attribution Analysis: The decomposition of a money manager's performance results to explain the reasons why those results were achieved. This analysis seeks to answer questions such as: (1) What were the major so . . . View Full Definition

Post Buy Analysis: An analysis of schedule performance after it runs: offers a means of measuring a media buy as run versus goal or original estimate of achievement.