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 dropdown menu.
- (optional) Select Show advanced settings. See Advanced settings.
- Select Build.
NOTEIn 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 Person, Session, or Event. For example, page views per session, or page views per person, or page views per event. |
Examples:
| Starting bucket | Metric buckets | Metric bucket size | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2 |
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| 0 | 3 | 5 |
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