The bins must be entered in ascending order, and your Excel histogram bin range should be limited to the input data range.
If you do not specify the bin range, Excel will create a set of evenly distributed bins between the minimum and maximum values of your input data range.Ĭonsidering the above, type the bin numbers that you want to use in a separate column.If your input data contain any values greater than the highest bin, all such numbers will be included in the More category.A value is included in a certain bin if it is greater than the lowest bound and equal to or less than the greatest bound for that bin.The intervals must be consecutive, non-overlapping and usually equal size.Įxcel's Histogram tool includes the input data values in bins based on the following logic: Specify the Excel histogram bin rangeīefore creating a histogram chart, there is one more preparation to make - add the bins in a separate column.īins are numbers that represent the intervals into which you want to group the source data (input data). Now, the Analysis ToolPak is loaded in your Excel, and its command is available in the Analysis group on the Data tab.
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If Excel shows a message that the Analysis ToolPak is not currently installed on your computer, click Yes to install it.
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How to create a histogram in Excel using Analysis ToolPak The following screenshot gives an idea of how an Excel histogram can look like: In other words, a histogram graphically displays the number of elements within the consecutive non-overlapping intervals, or bins.įor example, you can make a histogram to display the number of days with a temperature between 61-65, 66-70, 71-75, etc. A histogram is a specific use of a column chart where each column represents the frequency of elements in a certain range. Have you ever made a bar or column chart to represent some numerical data? I bet everyone has. Wikipedia defines a histogram in the following way: " Histogram is a graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data." Absolutely true, and… totally unclear :) Well, let's think about histograms in another way.
While everyone knows how easy it is to create a chart in Excel, making a histogram usually raises a bunch of questions. The tutorial shows 3 different techniques to plot a histogram in Excel - using the special Histogram tool of Analysis ToolPak, FREQUENCY or COUNTIFS function, and PivotChart.