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  • This is very helpful tips for data handling

  • FREQUENCY method doesn’t work, when i hit CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER the result was number (1) only i don’t know why

  • Great tutorial it helped heartily

  • Great post. A helpful tip, if an array needs modifying (i.e., complete the equation or include or exclude cells) press the F2 key while the array is selected and the cursor is in the first cell. This will cancel the CTR+SHIFT+ENTER command and will allow to modify the array instead of deleting it.

  • Hi Sumit,

    When we create histogram using overflow and underflow bin, for overlow it’s showing “>”, and underflow showing “=” and underflow is “<"? I've tried the other option, but didn't find it.
    Thank you…

  • Hello MF, Yes, creating histogram is easy using the Excel’s pivot table feature. But frankly speaking, if you want to see all the descriptive statistics summary at one go, you should use Excel’s Analysis ToolPak. Regards Kawser

    Founder http://www.exceldemy.com/

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    Histogram bar color, specified as one of these values:

    • 'none' — Bars are not filled.

    • 'auto' — Histogram bar color is chosen automatically (default).

    • RGB triplet, hexadecimal color code, or color name — Bars are filled with the specified color.

      RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes are useful for specifying custom colors.

      • An RGB triplet is a three-element row vector whose elements specify the intensities of the red, green, and blue components of the color. The intensities must be in the range [0,1]; for example, [0.4 0.6 0.7].

      • A hexadecimal color code is a character vector or a string scalar that starts with a hash symbol (#) followed by three or six hexadecimal digits, which can range from 0 to F. The values are not case sensitive. Thus, the color codes '#FF8800', '#ff8800', '#F80', and '#f80' are equivalent.

      Alternatively, you can specify some common colors by name. This table lists the named color options, the equivalent RGB triplets, and hexadecimal color codes.

      Color NameShort NameRGB TripletHexadecimal Color CodeAppearance
      'red''r'[1 0 0]'#FF0000'
      'green''g'[0 1 0]'#00FF00'
      'blue''b'[0 0 1]'#0000FF'
      'cyan' 'c'[0 1 1]'#00FFFF'
      'magenta''m'[1 0 1]'#FF00FF'
      'yellow''y'[1 1 0]'#FFFF00'
      'black''k'[0 0 0]'#000000'
      'white''w'[1 1 1]'#FFFFFF'

      Here are the RGB triplets and hexadecimal color codes for the default colors MATLAB uses in many types of plots.

      RGB TripletHexadecimal Color CodeAppearance
      [0 0.4470 0.7410]'#0072BD'
      [0.8500 0.3250 0.0980]'#D95319'
      [0.9290 0.6940 0.1250]'#EDB120'
      [0.4940 0.1840 0.5560]'#7E2F8E'
      [0.4660 0.6740 0.1880]'#77AC30'
      [0.3010 0.7450 0.9330]'#4DBEEE'
      [0.6350 0.0780 0.1840]'#A2142F'

    If you specify DisplayStyle as 'stairs', then histogram does not use the FaceColor property.

    Example: histogram(X,'FaceColor','g') creates a histogram plot with green bars.

    Step 2: Highlight the data you entered in Step 1. To do this, click and hold on the first cell and then drag the mouse down to the end of the data.

    What will you select as x in the following series of clicks/entries to insert a histogram chart

    Step 3: Click the”Insert” tab, click statistics charts (a blue icon with three vertical bars) and then click a histogram icon.

    What will you select as x in the following series of clicks/entries to insert a histogram chart

    Excel 2013

    Watch the video for the steps:

    How to make a histogram in Excel

    Watch this video on YouTube.


    Can’t see the video? Click here.

    Histogram in Excel 2013: Steps

    Step 1: Load the Data Analysis Toolpak, if it isn’t already installed. To check if the Toolpak is installed, click the “Data” tab and look to the far right; if you see Data Analysis, then the Toolpak is installed.

    Step 2: Enter your data into a single column. For example, type your values into column A.

    Step 3: Enter your BINs into a single column (for example, column B) (What is a BIN in statistics?). In Excel, you’ll want to enter the upper boundary for the BINS in that column. For example, if you have 0-10, 11-20 and 21-30 you would enter 10,20,30.

    Step 4: Click the “Data” tab, then click the “Data Analysis” button.

    Step 5: Highlight “Histogram” and then click “OK.”


    Step 6: Type the location of your data into the Input Range Box. For example, if your data is in cells A2 to A10 then type A2:A10 into the box.

    Step 7: Type the location of your BINS into the “Bin Range” box. For example, type “B2:B4” into the box to indicate your BINS are in cells B2 to B4.

    Step 8: Click an option for where you want your data to appear. For example, click the “New Worksheet” button.

    Step 9: Check the “Chart Output” box. If you don’t check this, you’ll only get a frequency chart (a list), not the actual histogram.

    Step 10: Click “OK” and Excel will create the histogram.

    Tip: Histograms traditionally do not have gaps between the bars. To correct this, right click just outside the chart area (but within the chart window). Select “Format Chart Area” and click the down arrow next to “Chart Options.” Select “Series Frequency.” Click the Three Bars to the right (Series Options.” Use the slider to make the gap width zero.

    Excel 2007-2010

    Watch the video for an example:

    Watch this video on YouTube.


    Can’t see the video? Click here.

    How to Create a Histogram in Excel 2007/2010: Overview

    What will you select as x in the following series of clicks/entries to insert a histogram chart

    How to Create a Histogram in Excel 2007/2010: Steps

    Step 1: Enter your data into a single column. For example, you might have a list of IQ scores (118, 123, 124, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 130, 133, 136, 138, 141, 142, 149, 150, 154). Enter those scores in cells A2 to A18.

    Step 2: Enter your lowest value into the second cell of the next column. This is the start of your first bin. In our example, we put the values in column A, so we need to put 118 (the lowest value) into cell B2.

    Step 3: Enter the rest of the minimum data values for your bins into the same column from Step 2. If you’re not sure how to calculate these values, see this article on how to create a frequency distribution table.

    Step 4: Click on the “Data” tab and then choose “Data Analysis.” If you don’t have the Data Analysis button, you need to add the ToolPak (it only takes a few seconds). See this how to on how to load the Microsoft Excel Data Analysis ToolPak for instructions.

    Step 5: Click on “Histogram” and then click on “OK.”

    Step 6: Click on the cell icon to the right of “Input Data.”

    Step 7: Click on the first value in the column of data (in this example, that’s cell A2). Hold down the shift key, and then click the last cell in that column with a value (in this example, that’s cell A18). Press the “Enter” key.

    Step 8: Click on the cell icon to the left of “Bin Range.”

    Step 9: Repeat Step 7, only this time, input your first and last bin values (those are the minimum data values).

    Step 10:Click on “Chart Output.”

    Step 11:Press “OK.”

    Tip: To make the histogram bars touch each other, right click and choose “Format Data Series.” Move the “Gap Width” toggle bar to “No gap” and then click “Close.”

    That’s it!


    Check out our YouTube channel for more stats help and tips!

    References

    Kotz, S.; et al., eds. (2006), Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences, Wiley.
    Lindstrom, D. (2010). Schaum’s Easy Outline of Statistics, Second Edition (Schaum’s Easy Outlines) 2nd Edition. McGraw-Hill Education
    Levine, D. (2014). Even You Can Learn Statistics and Analytics: An Easy to Understand Guide to Statistics and Analytics 3rd Edition. Pearson FT Press
    Vogt, W.P. (2005). Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology: A Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences. SAGE.

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    What will you select as x in the following series of clicks/entries to insert a histogram chart

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