The histogram chart type is now available in the ‘Charts’ group of the Insert tab.Ĭlick on the histogram icon and select your histogram chart type. Select the range of cells and go to the ‘Insert’ tab. Creating a Histogram using Chartsįirst, create a dataset and select the range of cells containing the data to be displayed as histogram.įor example, let’s create a dataset for a number of students in 10 classes as shown below: Now, the histogram tool is available in Excel, let’s see how to create one. Then, check ‘Analysis ToolPak’ checkbox in the Add-ins dialog box and click ‘OK’.

Select ‘Excel Add-in’ from the ‘Manage:’ drop-down at the bottom of the window and click ‘Go’. Here, you can view and manage your Microsoft Excel Add-ins. In ‘Excel Options’, Click on the ‘Add-ins’ tab on the left side. In the Excel backstage view, click ‘Options’. To install Analysis ToolPak Add-in, open the ‘File’ menu in Excel. Once the Add-in is installed, the Histogram will be made available in the list of Analysis Tools or in the charts group. To access it, you need to install Analysis ToolPak Add-in on Excel. The Histogram tool is not available in Excel by default.

Now, let’s see how to create a Histogram in Excel. In Excel, you can create a histogram using the Data Analysis ToolPak or using a built-in histogram chart. A histogram, unlike a bar chart, shows no gaps between the bars.Ī histogram chart in Excel is primarily used for plotting the frequency distribution of a data set. However, Histograms are used to show distributions of data while bar charts are used to compare data. Histograms may look very similar to vertical bar graphs but they’re different.

A histogram is a graphical chart that shows the frequency distribution of discrete or continuous data.

Excel histogram bins