This article documents the Histogram visualization in
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Use
To create a histogram:
- Add a
- Drag a metric from the Metrics component list, or select a metric from the Add a metric drop-down menu.
- (optional) Select Show advanced settings. See Advanced settings.
- Select Build.
In the example below, a histogram is used to bucket sessions for the number of persons. The histogram shows that most persons do have between 16-21 sessions for the selected date range.
Advanced settings
As part of the visualization, specific histogram settings are available.
Histogram settings | Description |
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Starting bucket | Determines which bucket the histogram starts with. “1” is the default. You can set starting numbers from 0 to infinity (no negative numbers). |
Metric buckets | Lets you increase/decrease the number of data ranges (buckets.) The maximum number of buckets is 50. |
Metric bucket size | Lets you set the size of each bucket. For example, you can change the bucket size from 1 page view to 2 page views. |
Counting method | Select from Global Account B2B Edition, Account B2B Edition, Buying Group B2B Edition, Opportunity B2B Edition, Person, Session, or Event. For example, page views per account B2B Edition, page views per session, or page views per person, or page views per event. |
Examples:
Starting bucket | Metric buckets | Metric bucket size | Result |
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1 | 5 | 2 |
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0 | 3 | 5 |
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