Analyze commonly takes direct objects, but different prepositions can appear to show method, purpose, field, or location.
Use analyze by to describe a method or criterion, and analyze for when checking for a substance, feature, or purpose. Analyze in is uncommon as a fixed combination, but in can introduce a field or context such as a language or discipline.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use by to explain the system, category, or method used in the analysis.
Use for when examining something to detect a substance, condition, or quality.
In is not usually selected by analyze itself. It often introduces the area, language, or context where the analysis appears.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Analyze usually takes a direct object or uses by or for for specific meanings.
✕ We analyzed in customer behaviour. ✓ We analyzed customer behaviour.Use by when dividing data into groups.
✕ The results were analyzed for age. ✓ The results were analyzed by age.Analyze normally needs an object.
✕ The team analyzed for several hours. ✓ The team analyzed the results for several hours.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. Analyze often takes a direct object, as in analyze the data.
Sometimes. In usually introduces context or manner, not a fixed combination with analyze.
Analyze by shows the method or category, while analyze for shows what is being tested or searched for.
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