Distribution · Chart 8 of 11
Histogram
The shape of one number across a population — its distribution.
Live exampleSample data
Use it when
- Showing how a single metric is spread
- Spotting skew, peaks, and gaps
- Sanity-checking data before analysis
Avoid it when
- Comparing categories (that is a bar chart)
- Very small samples
Common mistakes
- 1Confusing it with a bar chart
- 2Bin width so wide the shape disappears
In business
Order value distribution, response times, customer age spread.