Histogram

A chart that looks similar to a bar chart but represents the distribution of a single continuous variable, binned into ranges. Bars touch (no gaps) because the variable is continuous; bar order is the bin order, not your choice. Histograms answer "what does this distribution look like?" Bar charts answer "how do these categories compare?" The two are related but not interchangeable.

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Example bar chart