# Creating a numerical correlation analysis

Available in...

* Big Data Platform
* Cloud API Services Platform
* Cloud Big Data Platform
* Cloud Data Fabric
* Cloud Data Management Platform
* Data Fabric
* Data Management Platform
* Data Services Platform
* MDM Platform
* Real-Time Big Data Platform

## Before you begin

A database connection is created in the Profiling perspective.

## About this task

In the example below, you want to create a numerical correlation analysis to compute the age average of the personnel of different enterprises located in different states. Three database columns are used for the analysis: STATE, AGE and COMPANY.

Information noteNote: The numerical correlation analysis is possible only on database columns for the time being. You can not use this analysis on file connections.

### In this section

* [Defining the numerical correlation analysis](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0-R2024-05/defining-numerical-correlation-analysis)
* [Selecting the columns you want to analyze and setting analysis parameters](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0-R2024-05/selecting-columns-you-want-to-analyze-and-setting-analysis-parameters)