

However, this add-in is not loaded automatically on Excel start, so you would need to load it first. The Analysis ToolPak is a Microsoft Excel data analysis add-in, available in all modern versions of Excel beginning with Excel 2007.

How to create a histogram in Excel using Analysis ToolPak The following screenshot gives an idea of how an Excel histogram can look like: In other words, a histogram graphically displays the number of elements within the consecutive non-overlapping intervals, or bins.įor example, you can make a histogram to display the number of days with a temperature between 61-65, 66-70, 71-75, etc.

A histogram is a specific use of a column chart where each column represents the frequency of elements in a certain range. Have you ever made a bar or column chart to represent some numerical data? I bet everyone has. Wikipedia defines a histogram in the following way: " Histogram is a graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data." Absolutely true, and… totally unclear :) Well, let's think about histograms in another way.
