Application Guide
358 Data&Statistics Application
Setting Equal Bin Widths
By default, bin widths are set to equal. You can specify the width and alignment of
equal-width bins.
1. On the Plot Properties menu, click HistogramProperties > BinSettings, and choose
Equal Bin Width.
The Equal Bin Width Settings dialog box opens.
2. Type values to set Width and Alignment of the bins.
3. Click OK to apply the changes and redraw the bins.
Both the data represented by the bins and the value you type for the alignment
affect the placement of bins on the scale.
Setting Variable Bin Widths
You can set variable bin widths based on a list of bin boundaries.
1. Create a named list containing boundary values.
For example, a boundary list defined as {60,70,100,110} will create bins at 60 to
70, 70 to 100, and 100 to 110.
Note: The data must fall within the specified bin widths. For example, a data point
of 115 would be outside the bins in the above list, and you would receive a
Data/Bin Location Mismatch error.
2. On the Plot Properties menu, click HistogramProperties > BinSettings, and choose
Variable Bin Width.