Histogram options

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This section covers the configuration options for histogram chart visualizations. For an example, see histogram example.

General

To configure general options, click General and configure each of the following required settings:

  • X Column: Select the results column from the dataset to display.
  • Number of Bins: Number of bins in which to display the data.

X axis

To configure formatting options for the X axis, click X axis and configure each of the following optional settings:

  • Scale: Select Automatic, Datetime, Linear, Logarithmic, or Categorical.
  • Name: Specify a display name for the X axis column if different from the column name.
  • Show labels: Whether to show X axis labels.
  • Hide axis: Whether to hide the X axis labels and line.

Y axis

To configure formatting options for the Y axis, click Y axis and configure each of the following optional settings:

  • Name: Specify a display name for the Y axis column if different from the column name.
  • Start Value: Show only values higher than a given value, regardless of the query result.
  • End Value: Show only values lower than a given value, regardless of the query result.
  • Hide axis: If enabled, hides the Y axis labels and scale markers.

Colors

To configure colors, click Colors and optionally override automatic colors and configure custom colors.

Data labels

To configure labels for each data point in the visualization, click Data labels and configure the following optional settings:

  • Number values format: The format to use for labels for numeric values.
  • Percent values format: The format to use for labels for percentages.
  • Date/time values format: The format to use for labels for date/time values.
  • Data labels: The format to use for labels for other types of values.