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Analysis is deductive and deals with the manipulation of a model function. The typical problem is: Given a set of postulates, what is the outcome? Experiment is inductive and deals with the construction of models. The typical problem is: given a set of input data and the corresponding output data, what is the form of the model function that connects the output to the input? The analytical techniques are manipulative, whereas the experimental techniques are those of measurement and inference.