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HISTOGRAMS
Below you will find the steps to create the following histogram using Excel.
1. Step One
Open a blank excel sheet and type Profit in cell A1 and Frequency in cell B1.
In A2 through A10 insert the midpoints of the profits. In B2 through B10 record the frequencies.
2. Step Two
With your mouse, highlight cells B2 through B10. From the tabs select Insert. From the Charts select Column,
then 2‐D column and pick the first chart type.
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A graph will appear.
3. Step Three
To edit the table the graph, double click on one of the columns in the graph. The Chart Tools tab will appear.
Choose the Layout tab and click Format Selection.
A dialog box will appear. Under Series Option, change the Gap Width to 0% by moving the arrow all the way to
the left and then click the Close button.
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To add the midpoint data to the horizontal axis click on an area on the graph. The Chart Tools tab will appear.
Select the Design tab, and then select Data. Under Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels, click Edit, then use the
mouse to highlight cells A2 through A10 and click OK.
To add titles to the graph click the Layout tab under the Chart Tools tab and click Chart Title and Above Chart.
Type Profit earned on Vehicles Sold in the Chart Title box.
Profit Earned on Vehicles Sold
50
40
30
20 Series1
10
0
400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 3200 3600
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Next we will add the axis titles. Still under the Layout tab click Axis Titles and Primary Horizontal Axis Title. Click
Title Below Axis.
Type Profit $ for the horizontal axis title.
Now add the vertical axis title. Still under the Layout tab click Axis Titles and Primary Vertical Axis Title. Click
Rotated Title. Type in Frequency for the vertical axis title.
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We will remove the legend from the graph since none is needed. Click Legend under the Layout tab. Click None.
Your histogram is now complete.
Profit Earned on Vehicles Sold
50
45
40
35
Frequency
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 3200 3600
Profit $
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