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Histogram

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ˈhɪstəɡræm/nounCommon term

In software engineering, histogram means: A chart that shows the distribution of one numeric variable by dividing its range into intervals, called bins, and drawing a bar for how many values fall in each.

In Turkish: histogram, sıklık grafiği

How it is used

Usually one of the first charts in EDA. You plot a histogram and choose the number or width of the bins, which can change how the shape looks. The bars touch each other, unlike in a bar chart.

Example sentences

  1. The histogram shows two peaks, so we probably have two different customer groups.

  2. Try a histogram with narrower bins; the current one hides the detail.

Common collocations

  • plot a histogram
  • bin width
  • number of bins
  • histogram of values
  • distributionThe way the values of a variable are spread out, showing which values are common, which are rare and how far apart they are; often viewed as a histogram.
  • bar chartA chart that uses rectangular bars of different lengths to compare values across categories, such as sales by region or users by country.
  • skewedDescribes a distribution that is not symmetrical and has a long tail of values on one side, such as income data where a few people earn far more than most.
  • exploratory data analysisThe first stage of an analysis, in which you summarise and plot a dataset to understand its structure, spot patterns and problems, and form questions to test.

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