Histogram chart
A histogram chart is only available for probabilistic data, and displays one or more simulation outputs in the form of a histogram.
Creating a histogram
Editing a histogram
Some properties can be changed directly by using the controls below the chart. For a histogram there are controls for:
To change other properties either right-click the chart in the charts window and select Edit, or double-click the chart, or click the button in the title bar.
The chart editor has two tabs:
Properties
This screen let you edit properties such as name and axes, that are common to most charts. Please see editing chart properties for more information.
Data
Timepoint – For time dependent outputs, specify the time point you wish to plot.
Number of bins – Enter the number of bins for the histogram. This number applies to all outputs. You can use the drop-down list to the right to use an algorithm that calculates the optimal number of bins from the selected data.
Bin estination routine - Select a method for selecting the number of bins in a histogram.
Arbitrary (by default)
Freedman-Diaconis
Optimal
Scott
Sturges
Venables-Ripley
Type – Select which type of histogram you want to create.
Frequency - Display number of occurances.
Relative frequency - Divide number of occurances by the total number of observations.
Scale area to one - Plot density of data. The total area of the histogram is normalized to 1.
Values – Select the outputs you wish to include in the histogram.
See also