expertanalysis
Expert analysis refers to assessments and conclusions produced by individuals with specialized knowledge and extensive experience in a particular domain. It emphasizes depth of understanding, contextual interpretation, and judgment that complements data-driven approaches. Expert analysis can be qualitative, quantitative, or a combination, and often relies on domain-specific theories, historical experience, and methodical reasoning. It is typically distinguished from analyses by non-specialists or from automated or purely algorithmic outputs.
Methods used include literature reviews, data synthesis, statistical modeling, scenario planning, and structured elicitation methods such
Applications span finance and economics, public policy, engineering, technology assessment, healthcare, legal analysis, and risk management.
Limitations and criticisms focus on bias, overconfidence, and the risk of unrepresentative sample selection or conflicts
In professional practice, expert analysis is one input among evidence, data, and stakeholder input. Standards for