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id: wiki-2026-0508-analysis
title: Analysis
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status: verified
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aliases: [Data Analysis, Analytical Method]
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  language: python
  framework: pandas
---

# Analysis

## 매 한 줄
> **"매 Analysis는 복잡한 whole를 component parts로 decompose하여 underlying structure를 understand하는 systematic process이다"**. Aristotle의 logical decomposition에서 시작하여, modern data science(2026)에서는 EDA, statistical inference, causal analysis까지 spectrum이 확장되었다. 매 핵심은 reduction 자체가 아니라, decomposition 후의 synthesis로 actionable insight를 도출하는 것.

## 매 핵심

### 매 Analysis vs Synthesis
- **Analysis**: top-down decomposition — whole → parts → relationships.
- **Synthesis**: bottom-up integration — parts → whole.
- 매 둘은 paired operation — analysis만 하면 fragmentation, synthesis만 하면 superficial generalization.

### 매 분석 dimensions
- **Descriptive**: "무엇이 happened?" — summary statistics, distributions.
- **Diagnostic**: "왜 happened?" — correlation, causal inference.
- **Predictive**: "무엇이 happen할 것인가?" — forecasting models.
- **Prescriptive**: "무엇을 해야 하나?" — optimization, decision theory.

### 매 응용
1. EDA (Exploratory Data Analysis) — Tukey의 1977 framework, 매 modern DS의 first step.
2. Root Cause Analysis — 5 Whys, fishbone, fault tree.
3. Sensitivity Analysis — input perturbation으로 model robustness 측정.
4. Failure Mode Analysis (FMEA) — engineering risk assessment.

## 💻 패턴

### EDA quickstart (Polars 2026)
```python
import polars as pl
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

df = pl.read_parquet("data.parquet")
print(df.schema)
print(df.null_count())
print(df.describe())

for col in df.select(pl.col(pl.NUMERIC_DTYPES)).columns:
    df[col].to_pandas().hist(bins=50)
    plt.title(col); plt.show()
```

### Correlation matrix with significance
```python
import numpy as np
from scipy import stats

def corr_with_pvalues(df):
    cols = df.select_dtypes(include=np.number).columns
    n = len(cols)
    corr = np.zeros((n, n)); pval = np.zeros((n, n))
    for i, a in enumerate(cols):
        for j, b in enumerate(cols):
            r, p = stats.pearsonr(df[a].dropna(), df[b].dropna())
            corr[i, j] = r; pval[i, j] = p
    return corr, pval
```

### Causal analysis (DoWhy 2026)
```python
from dowhy import CausalModel

model = CausalModel(
    data=df,
    treatment="ad_spend",
    outcome="revenue",
    common_causes=["season", "channel", "brand"],
)
identified = model.identify_effect()
estimate = model.estimate_effect(
    identified, method_name="backdoor.linear_regression"
)
refute = model.refute_estimate(
    identified, estimate, method_name="random_common_cause"
)
print(estimate.value, refute)
```

### Sensitivity analysis (SALib)
```python
from SALib.sample import sobol
from SALib.analyze import sobol as sobol_analyze

problem = {
    "num_vars": 3,
    "names": ["x1", "x2", "x3"],
    "bounds": [[0, 1]] * 3,
}
X = sobol.sample(problem, 1024)
Y = np.array([model_fn(*x) for x in X])
Si = sobol_analyze.analyze(problem, Y)
print(Si["S1"], Si["ST"])
```

### Failure Mode tabulation
```python
fmea = pl.DataFrame({
    "mode": ["timeout", "OOM", "race"],
    "severity": [7, 9, 8],
    "occurrence": [4, 2, 3],
    "detection": [5, 6, 9],
})
fmea = fmea.with_columns(
    (pl.col("severity") * pl.col("occurrence") * pl.col("detection")).alias("RPN")
).sort("RPN", descending=True)
```

### LLM-assisted analysis (Claude Opus 4.7)
```python
from anthropic import Anthropic

client = Anthropic()
resp = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-opus-4-7",
    max_tokens=2048,
    system="You are a senior data analyst. Output JSON: {findings, hypotheses, next_steps}.",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": f"Summary stats:\n{df.describe()}"}],
)
```

## 매 결정 기준
| 상황 | Approach |
|---|---|
| New dataset, no prior | EDA + descriptive |
| Known outcome, want drivers | Diagnostic + causal |
| Need forecast | Predictive ML |
| Decision under uncertainty | Prescriptive + sensitivity |
| Post-incident | Root cause + FMEA |

**기본값**: EDA first — 매 어떤 sophisticated method도 raw data 의 distribution 의 understanding 없이는 misleading하다.

## 🔗 Graph
- 부모: [[Scientific Method]]
- 변형: [[Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)]] · [[Causal Inference]] · [[Root Cause Analysis]]
- 응용: [[Decision Making]] · [[Debugging]]
- Adjacent: [[Synthesis]] · [[Statistics]]

## 🤖 LLM 활용
**언제**: hypothesis generation, summary narration, code scaffolding for analysis pipelines, anomaly explanation.
**언제 X**: precise statistical inference (use proper tools), causal claims without proper identification, large-N numeric crunching (use pandas/polars not LLM).

## ❌ 안티패턴
- **Analysis paralysis**: 매 endless decomposition without synthesis — 의 decision 의 deferred.
- **Confirmation bias**: 매 only analyzing data that supports prior hypothesis.
- **Spurious correlation**: 매 correlation을 causation으로 confuse.
- **Over-decomposition**: 매 component-level optimization 의 global suboptimum.

## 🧪 검증 / 중복
- Verified (Tukey 1977 *Exploratory Data Analysis*; Pearl 2009 *Causality*).
- 신뢰도 A.

## 🕓 Changelog
| 날짜 | 변경 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Phase 1 |
| 2026-05-10 | Manual cleanup — full content with 6 patterns + decision matrix |