The phrase "analysis we collapsed the" is not correct and appears to be incomplete in written English.
It may be used in a context where you are discussing a specific analysis process, but it requires additional information to be clear and meaningful.
Example: "In our analysis, we collapsed the data into more manageable categories for better interpretation."
Alternatives: "we condensed the analysis" or "we aggregated the analysis".
For this analysis, we collapsed the top two BMI categories.
For purposes of analysis we collapsed the categories of having experienced bullying or harassment never, less than once a month, once a month, once a week and daily into a binary yes/no outcomes, the latter incorporating all other responses except never.
For the purposes of the analysis, we collapsed the categories previously and currently into one.
In this analysis we collapsed the extensive array of antibiotic regimens into smaller groups on the basis of their antibacterial spectra.
For the analysis, we collapsed the upper categories to ensure that there were approximately five or more cases in each category.
Similarly, to preserve the simplicity and ease of understanding of the analysis, we collapsed the many variables for the binary regression.
In our analysis, we collapse the difference in quality of life or amenities and the cost of moving into one variable ( {Q}_i^P-{Q}_i^G-{c}_i ).
In the present analysis, we collapsed categories b and c into a single category called above expectations, since the focus of this particular study was just on predicting a pass/fail outcome – having vs. not having minimum appropriate basic skills.
Because of the small case numbers for the month of birth analysis, we collapsed months into two monthly periods (fig 1).
For statistical analysis, we collapsed "moderate problems" and "severe problems" of the EQ-5D descriptive system into one category "problems" (except for analysing discriminative ability related to the general population), because the number of patients indicating "severe problems" was small.
For the purposes of this analysis we collapsed ethnicity into a seven-category variable (white British, other white, black Caribbean, black African, Asian (Indian subcontinent), mixed ethnicity, other ethnic groups).
