What is a Histogram?
A histogram is a graphical frequency distribution of raw data values. Histograms reveal the distribution of data values, compare them with specification limits, and generate useful metrics and statistics that describe the data set in detail.
When analyzing data, histograms are often used with statistical process control (SPC) control charts. That is, the same data used to create control charts can be used to create histograms. While control charts display data in time sequence, histograms do not. Instead, histograms show individual data values summarized and compared to engineering specifications.