The histogram
Example: Histogram shows distribution of data using grouped bars
Definition
"The histogram" is a graphical representation used in research to display the distribution of numerical data by grouping it into continuous intervals or bins, shown as adjacent bars whose heights correspond to the frequency of data points within each interval.
Etymology
The word "histogram" combines the Greek words 'histos' meaning 'anything set upright' or 'mast,' and 'gramma' meaning 'drawing' or 'written.' It was coined in the early 20th century to describe this type of bar chart that visually represents data distributions. Did you know? The term originally referred to any vertical chart but became specialized in statistics.
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"The histogram" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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