a problem that 'defies analysis' [=a problem that cannot be easily understood or explained]
It was a difficult decision but, 'in the final analysis', it was the right choice.
The newspaper printed an 'analysis' of each candidate's positions.
(..) Uh, no, actually, it looks like that's exactly what she did. I mean, it's impossible to determine without further analysis, but based on the shade and the thickness of the actual stroke, I mean, I would say that two different pens were used. (..)2016 TvShow: Bones Title: The Fight in the Fixer Season: 11 Episode 15
(..) there's still one thing that hasn't changed. Where your boss hides all of his most important files. Hey. I finished my analysis of the trace found in the skull wound. I found particulates of northern white ash. So the blunt force object (..)2016 TvShow: Bones Title: The Fight in the Fixer Season: 11 Episode 15