What Is Analysis? (Text Version)

Outputs from problem formulation such as assessment endpoints, conceptual models, and the analysis plan provide the focus and structure for the analysis phase. During analysis, assessors select and evaluate relevant data so they can use it to examine exposure and ecological effects.

The assessors then present their findings in exposure and stressor-response profiles. The analysis phase links problem formulation and risk characterization: the exposure and stressor-response profiles that come from analysis provide the basis for estimating and describing risks in the next phase, risk characterization.