The phrase "a scientific analysis" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an examination or evaluation based on scientific methods or principles.
Example: "The researchers conducted a scientific analysis of the data to draw valid conclusions."
Alternatives: "an empirical assessment" or "a research evaluation".
That's quite a scientific analysis.
"They'll give us a scientific analysis of the anthrax," Mr. Specter said.
By this time, Mr. Reed's talks with military officials had produced a scientific analysis of Dr. Schwartz's charges.
The qualifying times for the Boston Marathon are not a result of a scientific analysis, though they evolved.
Indeed, it is entirely possible that a scientific analysis might reveal religious phenomena that can't be explained by natural means.
It is not a scientific analysis of impact, as is sometimes claimed; it is a last resort.
Most important, in June, the E.P.A. and the Army Corps of Engineers announced that before granting any new permits they would insist on a robust scientific analysis of a proposed mine's downstream impact on fish, salamanders and other aquatic life.
For each problem, a complete scientific analysis supported by a detailed mapping system is performed, resulting in recommendations for the necessary engineering solutions.
While more of a spot check than a comprehensive scientific analysis, it shows that Beijing's levels of particulate matter in the air (the kind small enough to lodge in the respiratory system, known as PM2.5) have averaged 100 micrograms per cubic meter since 2008 -- about six times what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency deems safe.
For didactic purposes and to move from a subjective observation to a more scientific analysis, the author called upon geometry.
Widely absent is even an awareness, let alone a thorough scientific analysis of, the possible pitfalls of the use of resilience and potential types of what might be termed "mal-resilience," in analogy to "mal-adaptation".
