Analysis was a division that existed inside the Galactic Empire's Imperial Intelligence structure. Its purpose was to examine and make sense of the large amounts of surveillance information and data obtained on a daily basis. This included observing media broadcasts, validating communications, decrypting codes, and evaluating the technology and strategies of adversaries.
The Analysis branch is referenced within current Star Wars canon in the Dawn of Rebellion supplement for roleplaying, which was released in 2018 by Fantasy Flight Games. In the Star Wars Legends timeline, a similar department called the Analysis Bureau appeared in the Imperial Sourcebook in 1989, which was authored by Greg Gorden and published by West End Games for use in Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game. It had the same function of scrutinizing information and data.