Histogram
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɪstəˌɡɹæm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Histogram is a noun meaning (statistics) A graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each bar representing frequency.
Meaning
(statistics) A graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each bar representing frequency.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To represent (data) as a histogram.
Example Sentences
The use of the piecewise linear frequency polygon (FP) in place of the underlying histogram would seem mainly a graphical advantage.
Such distinctions, however, require detailed information, such as histograms of the distribution of energy use among residential customers, both by month and by year.
A histogram is constructed by placing the variable of interest on the horizontal axis and the frequency, relative frequency or percent frequency on the vertical axis.[…]Histograms for data found in applications are never perfectly symmetric, but the histogram for many applications may be roughly symmetric.
Word Forms
- histograms
- histogramme
- histogramming
- histogrammed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include record, history, equalization, barchart, histograph, chart.
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