# About Endeca Analytics

Endeca Analytics builds on the core capabilities of the Endeca MDEX Engine to enable applications that examine aggregate information such as trends, statistics, analytical visualizations, and comparisons.

Key extensions to the Endeca MDEX Engine associated with Analytics include the following:

- An Analytics language, which allows users to explore aggregate and statistical views of large databases using a Guided Navigation interface.
- Support for date and time data types, which allows applications to work with temporal data, performing time-based sorting, filtering, and analysis.

Before using Analytics, the Endeca MDEX Engine being used as a data source must be enabled for the Endeca Analytics feature. For more information, contact your Endeca representative.