The critical act of breaking something down to study its component parts is best defined as (Points : 1)
analysis.
interpretation.
evaluation.
inference.

Respuesta :

This would be the first option: analysis.

interpretation is the attribution of a meaning for after the analysis, and evaluation is also for after the analysis.

inference is the generalization from some facts (such as the sample) to a more generalised situation, (such as the whole population)