diff --git a/docs/unittest_doc.md b/docs/unittest_doc.md
index 5472d74..facd55f 100755
--- a/docs/unittest_doc.md
+++ b/docs/unittest_doc.md
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ A rule definition that should be stored in a global whose name ends in
 analysistest.begin(<a href="#analysistest.begin-ctx">ctx</a>)
 </pre>
 
-Begins a unit test.
+Begins an analysis test.
 
-This should be the first function called in a unit test implementation
+This should be the first function called in an analysis test implementation
 function. It initializes a "test environment" that is used to collect
 assertion failures so that they can be reported and logged at the end of the
 test.
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ test.
 **RETURNS**
 
 A test environment struct that must be passed to assertions and finally to
-`unittest.end`. Do not rely on internal details about the fields in this
+`analysistest.end`. Do not rely on internal details about the fields in this
 struct as it may change.
 
 
diff --git a/lib/unittest.bzl b/lib/unittest.bzl
index 3757b08..badb462 100644
--- a/lib/unittest.bzl
+++ b/lib/unittest.bzl
@@ -364,6 +364,25 @@ def _begin(ctx):
     """
     return struct(ctx = ctx, failures = [])
 
+def _begin_analysis_test(ctx):
+    """Begins an analysis test.
+
+    This should be the first function called in an analysis test implementation
+    function. It initializes a "test environment" that is used to collect
+    assertion failures so that they can be reported and logged at the end of the
+    test.
+
+    Args:
+      ctx: The Starlark context. Pass the implementation function's `ctx` argument
+          in verbatim.
+
+    Returns:
+      A test environment struct that must be passed to assertions and finally to
+      `analysistest.end`. Do not rely on internal details about the fields in this
+      struct as it may change.
+    """
+    return struct(ctx = ctx, failures = [])
+
 def _end_analysis_test(env):
     """Ends an analysis test and logs the results.
 
@@ -647,7 +666,7 @@ unittest = struct(
 
 analysistest = struct(
     make = _make_analysis_test,
-    begin = _begin,
+    begin = _begin_analysis_test,
     end = _end_analysis_test,
     fail = _fail,
     target_actions = _target_actions,