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By - Ankur Tyagi

7 QC Tool - Series
TO O L 3 – H I S TO G R AM
Tool 3 – Histogram

Definition of Histogram:

➢ A histogram, also known as frequency plot is used to visualise the shape of the distribution of the data by
breaking the data into various intervals and plotting the frequencies of each interval.
➢ This is useful to see how often a particular reading occurred in a data set.

Use of Histogram:

➢ To visualise the data distribution, skewness and flatness

➢ Quick visualization of the Range of data along with the Central Tendency
➢ Quick Visual Identification of the concentration of the data points

Ankur Tyagi
Tool 3 - Histogram
Steps for preparing a Histogram: Illustrations and Examples of Histogram:
➢ Data Collection.
➢ Determine the number of class intervals. Generally below
formulae are used:
2 to the k rule: 2k = n
Square Root Rule: k = SQRT(n)
Rice’s rule: k = 2 x n1/3
k – number of class interval
n – total number of observations.
➢ 3. Calculate the class interval –
➢ Total Range / number of class intervals
➢ Count the frequencies of the readings for each class interval
➢ Plot the Frequencies for each class interval on the graph

Ankur Tyagi