Histogram
A Histogram
is a bar graph that shows how frequently data occur within certain
ranges of intervals. The height of each bar gives the frequency in the
respective interval.
To generate a histogram based on a layer, it is necessary to define the
attribute and the number of intervals (slices).
It is accessible through:
Layer > Histogram...
- Property - select the numerical attribute to
generate the histogram.
- Number of slices - select the number of intervals (slices)
if the attribute is a number.
- Press OK to generate the histogram or Cancel to
close the dialog.
- A summary function can be chosen if
the
histogram is being generated based on a linked dataset, otherwise this
option won't be visible.
- Graphic Style - used to change color,
title, X and Y labels, font style, grid and so on through the chart style interface.
It is also possible to
interact with the histogram plotter area
highlighting some data, zooming in or out. See the details on how to do
that here.
Hint:
If the attribute chosen is not numeric, all unique values are treat as
intervals.
Note: When the histogram is based on a raster file, setting the number
of slices to 0 means all the of the pixel values will be used to
generate the histogram.