The unit of analysis is the entity that frames what is being looked at in a study, or is the entity being studied as a whole. In social science research, at the macro level, the most commonly referenced unit of analysis, considered to be a society is the state (polity) (i.e.
The unit of analysis is the subject of study in a research project. In social sciences, the most common unit of analysis at the macro level is the state (polity).