Objectives for generating a histogram
- To summarize large data in graphical representation
- To understand the process changing from one period to another
- For strategical decision making
- For understanding the defective pattern against any problem
- Understanding when the given process meets the customer requirements
- Histogram is used to check the shape of data distribution
- For determining the output is different when involves two or more processes
Use of histogram
- Analyzing the defective pattern in a processing unit
- Business trends analysis
- Educational data analysis
- Manpower analysis in a country
- For electrical data analysis
- For stock trading
- Disease histry analysis among a mass population
- Weather forecasting etc.
Shape of histogram
There are several shapes of histogram which are as follows…
- Bell Shaped or normal distribution
- Uniform
- Bimodal
- Multimodal
- Left Skewed
- Right Skewed
- Random
Source: https://www.statology.org/describe-shape-of-histogram/