Analytic means that the experimenter has shown a clear cause-and-effect relationship between what they changed (independent variable) and the behavior they observed (dependent variable).
Example
A behaviorBehavior refers to any activity or action that living organisms engage in, which can be observed, measured, and analyzed. It encompasses all interactions an organism has with its environment, inc... More analyst is testing if providing praise increases a student’s on-task behavior. They first observe the student’s behavior without giving praise, then start praising the student when they stay on task. If the student’s on-task behavior increases only when praise is given, the analyst has demonstrated a functional relation between praise (independent variable) and on-task behavior (dependent variable), showing the study is analytic.