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Constructing Frequency Distribution Histogram as shown in my textbook
Dear Excel Community,
I hope you are doing well. I need help in constructing a histogram in the same theme (format) as shown in my textbook (attached image). Kindly, help me by providing steps if possible I will appreciate your help. Now for a whole week, I am struggled to do the same as the attached image.
Given data:
Textbook Histogram:
I assure you that this is not a homework thing, I am a graduate and currently doing self-learning to improve my skills for future research. I hope I could find help in this resourceful community.
OS: Windows 10 Enterprise.
System Type: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor.
MS Excel version: Profesional Plus 2016
6 Replies
- Qaiser_jBrass Contributor
Hi mohdt21
I attached a sample chart. Data refresh in chart automatically as you change your data selection.
You can check here for https://chartexpo.com/utmAction/NCtNVEMreGwrUUorTVNPRlRDTVQr.
And if you are comfortable with Google Sheets, you can find https://chartexpo.com/utmAction/NCtNVEMrZ3MrUUorTVNPRlRDTVQr.
Thanks
- mohdt21Copper Contributor
Hi Qaiser_j,
Thank you for your help, you did a great job. However, I need the bars in the histogram to touch each other as instructed by my textbook. And if I did that there will be no space as shown in the image above on the onset of the first bar so how to overcome this!
I have also noticed that you used the class i.e., 30-39 for each bar label instead of using just number boundaries as in my textbooks.
I wish you would help me fix that.- PeterBartholomew1Silver Contributor
You seem to be concerned about presentational detail. I chose to use a column chart in preference to the statistical chart with bin labels. Excel is not a graphic art package but it does offer a fair level of control through formatting.