What does the Analyze feature do?
Analyze is a tool that allows you to evaluate and review an answer set without having to browse all the entries one by one. To analyze a reference answer set, click the Analyze/Refine button and choose Analyze. Then you can create histograms of your set based on author name, organization/company, language, docuement type, journal title, date, CAS Registry Number, and so on. This can help you quickly identify individuals or organizations doing work on your topic, chemical substances most frequently mentioned, key publications, trends over time etc. You can select one or more histogram entries and view just those records. Another way to analyze a reference result set is to use the Categorize feature under the Analyze button. Choose a broad subject category from the list on the left, then select one or more CA index terms from the right side and view just those records. This technique utilizes the power of CAS’ controlled indexing vocabulary and works very nicely for sifting large answer