# Pre-analysis tools

This section constitutes tools that are useful in preparing single cell data for downstream analysis, such as multi-sample comparison or multiomics analysis. To invoke Pre-analysis tools, click on any **Single cell counts** data node. These include the following tasks:

* [Pseudobulk](https://help.connected.illumina.com/icm/analyses/analysis-functionality/task-menu/pre-analysis-tools/pool-cells)
* [Split by feature type](https://help.connected.illumina.com/icm/analyses/analysis-functionality/task-menu/pre-analysis-tools/split-matrix)
* [Generate group cell counts](https://help.connected.illumina.com/icm/analyses/analysis-functionality/task-menu/pre-analysis-tools/generate-group-cell-counts)
* [Merge matrices](https://help.connected.illumina.com/icm/analyses/analysis-functionality/task-menu/pre-analysis-tools/merge-matrices)
* [Generate beta value](https://help.connected.illumina.com/icm/analyses/analysis-functionality/task-menu/pre-analysis-tools/generate-beta-value)
* [Generate methylation mvalues](https://help.connected.illumina.com/icm/analyses/analysis-functionality/task-menu/pre-analysis-tools/generate-methylation-mvalues)