Gallery: Intermediate + Histogram

A modification of the basic histogram in order to display information for two variables. In this case, the example shows the distribution of some reaction times by gender.

A block histogram lets you see the distribution of numeric values in a data set. The x-axis is divided into 'bins' that correspond to value ranges. Each item in the data set is drawn as a rectangular block, and the blocks are piled into the bins to show how many values in each range. To see the exact value of a block move your mouse over it. If you are charting more than one dimension use the menu at the bottom of the graph to choose which to show. You can also highlight a block by clicking - use control-click to highlight more than one, and click again to deselect). Highlights are helpful for pointing to particular items when you make a comment or following a particular item as you change the x-axis using the menu at bottom.

This is a lattice graph, that allows the presentation histograms for more than one variable.

US Consumer Price Index through November 2008.

A bar plot that allows the combination of multiple histograms and visualisation of several variables.

Ranking Histogram for conception rate of under 18 year olds (per 1,000 15-17 year olds) in 2002-04 for all LAs in England.