Analytic and enumerative statistical studies are two types of scientific studies: In any statistical study the ultimate aim is to provide a rational basis for action. Enumerative and analytic studies differ by where the action is taken. Deming first published on this topic in 1942. Deming summarized the distinction between enumerative and analytic studies as follows: Enumerative study: A statistical study in which action will be taken on the material in the frame being studied. (In a statistical study, the frame is the set from which the sample is taken.)