quantitative analystn.
/ˌkwɒntᵻtətɪv ˈanəlɪst/, /ˌkwɒntᵻteɪtɪv ˈanəlɪst/, U.S. /ˈˌkwɑn(t)əˌteɪdɪv ˈænələst/; see also analyst n. A practitioner of or expert in quantitative analysis.
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1867 J. Attfield Introd. Pharmaceut. Chem. 309 The scope of this work precludes any attempt to describe all the little mechanical details observed by quantitative analysts.
1925 Amer. Econ. Rev. 15 5 Our whole apparatus of reasoning..on the basis of..choices,..will drop out of sight in the work of the quantitative analysts.
1969 Jrnl. Marketing 33 No. 2. 13/1 The marketing decision maker must be able to communicate..to the computer specialists and quantitative analysts.
1976 Analytica Chimica Acta 84 440 There is a reference to a study of the vibrational spectra of silyl phosphines that..can be of absolutely no interest to the quantitative analyst.
2007 Chicago Sun Times (Nexis) 25 Feb. a27 There's an opportunity here for some enterprising quantitative analyst. How about starting an index of companies who become the subject of jokes on the late-night comedy shows?
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