# Intelligence Analysis **Entity class:** Intelligence tradecraft ## Definition **Intelligence analysis** transforms incomplete, uncertain, and sometimes deceptive observations into assessed explanations, warnings, and decision support. It includes source evaluation, structured analytic techniques, competing hypotheses, confidence judgments, causal reasoning, and revision as new evidence arrives. ## Relevance to this collection It connects [[wiki/All-Source Analysis|All-Source Analysis]], [[wiki/Confidence Level (Intelligence Analysis)|Confidence Levels]], [[wiki/Alternative Hypothesis|Alternative Hypothesis]], and [[wiki/AI-Assisted Intelligence Analysis|AI-Assisted Intelligence Analysis]]. ## Relationships - **master collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **intellectual neighborhood:** [[wiki/Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection|Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Intelligence Community Directive 203, *Analytic Standards*, January 2, 2015](https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/ICD/ICD%20203%20Analytic%20Standards.pdf). **As of:** 2026-09-23