histogram
noun[C]
mathematicsspecializeduk/ˈhɪs.tə.ɡræm/us/ˈhɪs.tə.ɡræm/amathematicalpicturethat usesverticalcolumnsof differentheightsto showrangesofweight,height,time, etc. orfrequencies(= how manytimessomethinghappens). A histogram does not usually havespacesbetween thecolumns:
A histogramlookssimilarto abarchart.
Figure 2 is a histogram of theheightsof all thechildrenin theclass.
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bar chart
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- Draw a histogram of thedata.
- Anotherdifferencebetween histograms andbarchartsis that in theformerthebarshave nogapsbetween them.
- From thescaleon thehorizontalaxisof a histogram you canseetherangeofvaluesthat thevariabletakes.
Tables, graphs & diagrams
- abscissa
- asymptote
- asymptotic
- bar chart
- bar graph
- block graph
- coordinate
- diagram
- flowchart
- graph
- graph paper
- Mind Map
- normal distribution
- organigram
- pictogram
- replot
- scatter diagram
- tabular
- vertical axis
- y-axis