{"id":21164,"date":"2022-10-11T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T02:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/?p=21164"},"modified":"2024-03-21T16:43:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T11:13:48","slug":"histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Histogram vs. Bar Chart: How To Differentiate Them?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a data-driven world, businesses must make good use of the data they produce to remain competitive in any market. This involves predicting trends and making data-driven decisions. Stakeholders and decision-makers must analyze and interpret complex data quickly. This is where data visualization tools play a crucial role. A histogram vs. bar chart is a great tool for visualizing data. Although they may have some similarities \u2014 in fact, the histogram is a subclass of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/charts\/column-bar-charts\/simple-bar-chart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bar chart<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 they\u2019re quite different.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, you\u2019ll learn the differences between the histogram and bar chart, and when to use them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#What_Is_A_Histogram\" title=\"What Is A Histogram?\">What Is A Histogram?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#What_Is_A_Bar_Chart\" title=\"What Is A Bar Chart?\">What Is A Bar Chart?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#Examples\" title=\"Examples\">Examples<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#Example_of_a_Histogram\" title=\"Example of a Histogram\">Example of a Histogram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#Example_of_a_Bar_Chart\" title=\"Example of a Bar Chart\">Example of a Bar Chart<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#What_Is_The_Difference_Between_A_Histogram_vs_Bar_Chart\" title=\"What Is The Difference Between A Histogram vs. Bar Chart?\">What Is The Difference Between A Histogram vs. Bar Chart?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#Histogram\" title=\"Histogram\">Histogram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#Bar_Chart\" title=\"Bar Chart\">Bar Chart<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#Histogram_vs_Bar_Chart_Data_Representation\" title=\"Histogram vs. Bar Chart: Data Representation\">Histogram vs. Bar Chart: Data Representation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#Histogram_vs_Bar_Chart_Which_Should_You_Use\" title=\"Histogram vs. Bar Chart: Which Should You Use?\">Histogram vs. Bar Chart: Which Should You Use?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_A_Histogram\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Is A Histogram?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21316 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-25.png\" alt=\"Histogram\" width=\"603\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-25.png 603w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-25-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The histogram is a subclass of the bar chart family. Like the bar chart, it represents data values using bars. However, these bars are connected, representing the frequency and distribution of continuous data. Data ranges are sorted into bins or intervals on the x-axis of a histogram, and values are displayed on the y-axis. Examples of data types best suited for the histogram include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Average number of Instagram followers by age group<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Average time spent by visitors on your website<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Average number of hotels in a specific location offering services at a certain price range<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_A_Bar_Chart\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Is A Bar Chart?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21294 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-18.png\" alt=\"Bar chart\" width=\"876\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-18.png 876w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-18-300x191.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-18-768x489.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bar chart is used to visualize data sets that contain categorized data values. You can easily determine relationships between categories using the bar chart. You can compare two related data sets simultaneously using double bar charts. Examples of data types best suited for the bar chart include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of students per course of study<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of private properties per state<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yearly number of sales<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Examples\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Example_of_a_Histogram\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example of a Histogram<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below\u2019s an example data set you can visualize using a histogram.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A high school football coach wants to evaluate his players&#8217; weight. Using a high school grading system, the coach is able to group the weight of his players. For example, the x-axis could include bins for players weights between 50-60, 60-70, and so forth. The y-axis will display the number of players with weights in the predefined range. If ten players&#8217; weights fall between, the 90 &#8211; 100 bin bar will stop at the point marked \u201c10\u201d on the y-axis, as seen below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21315 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-24.png\" alt=\"Histogram example\" width=\"601\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-24.png 601w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-24-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Example_of_a_Bar_Chart\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example of a Bar Chart<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s an example data type that requires a bar chart:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A global developer community wants to compare the number of users for various programming languages. Unlike the histogram example above, the x-axis would include the number of users of the various programming languages, with each language serving as a category. The y-axis will display the programming languages. If Java has around 60k+ users, the bar will stop between 60k &#8211; 70k, as seen in the chart below.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21314 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-23.png\" alt=\"bar chart example\" width=\"703\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-23.png 703w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-23-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/complete-guide-on-how-to-make-a-bar-chart-on-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preparing bar charts.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_The_Difference_Between_A_Histogram_vs_Bar_Chart\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Is The Difference Between A Histogram vs. Bar Chart?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Histograms and bar charts are both effective tools for representing large data sets. While they may share similarities, such as the number of axes and the use of bars, they display different data types and tell different stories. Below is a histogram vs. bar chart table describing their differences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Histogram\"><\/span><strong>Histogram<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bar_Chart\"><\/span><strong>Bar Chart<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Histogram represents quantitative data by grouping them into bins. Bins can sometimes be referred to as intervals, classes, or buckets.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bar chart plots datasets with data values divided into different non-numerical categories.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Histograms organize data in increasing order. The bins from left to right must be plotted from lowest to highest.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bar charts have no strict organizational rules. What category comes first is at your discretion. However, some experts recommend using an alphabetical order of organization. Others recommend organization by size, for example, from smallest to largest or vice versa.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Histograms can determine the distribution or frequency of data values \u2014 for example, average income per age group.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bar chart can determine the relationships between predefined categories \u2014 for example, product sales in different store locations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are no gaps between bins; therefore, no spaces between the bars of a histogram. However, if bins have zero value, they\u2019re left empty and may appear as spaces between bars.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bar charts have spaces between each category.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bar widths of a histogram depend on the data it represents. It must be proportional to the data. Most importantly, the bar widths must equal the percentages used.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the height of the columns of a bar chart is proportional to the data value of the y-axis, the bars\u2019 widths are mostly similar.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Histogram_vs_Bar_Chart_Data_Representation\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Histogram vs. Bar Chart: Data Representation<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The x-axis of a histogram plots bins, numerical values, or range categories. The y-axis plots the data value of the bins or ranges.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The x-axis of a bar chart plots the various categories in the data set. The y-axis plots values representing the bars&#8217; size in each category.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The variables plotted on a histogram are non-discrete variables. These are continuous variables whose values are determined through measurement.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The variables plotted on a bar chart are discrete variables. These are variables whose values are determined through counting.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Histograms group different x-axis elements or data values into bins or ranges.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bar charts recognize each element, data value, or item as an individual entity.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Histograms can be used to identify trends and patterns. Its design and data type representation allows users to identify trends and predict future behavior or occurrences.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While bar charts allow you to determine which category performs best, it doesn\u2019t display the details of why such category performs best or which element in a category is responsible for the high performance. Therefore, you can\u2019t identify trends and patterns with a simple bar chart. However, there are classes of bar charts that display trends and patterns.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Histograms do not display exact values; rather, they plot data in bins and ranges.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bar charts display actual data values.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the columns of a histogram cannot be rearranged, skewness (i.e., data asymmetry or distribution) applies to histograms.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bar charts allow for fluid column arrangement; therefore, skewness does not apply to bar charts.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/bar-graph-vs-pie-chart-select-the-proper-type-for-your-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Know the difference between bar charts and pie charts<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Histogram_vs_Bar_Chart_Which_Should_You_Use\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Histogram vs. Bar Chart: Which Should You Use?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Histograms and bar charts are great data visualization tools. The one you choose for your visualization needs is a function of your data type and purpose. Histograms are great for representing the frequency or distribution of non-discrete values. On the other hand, bar charts are great for visualizing data sets with categorized values.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you understand the differences between histograms and bar charts, use each according to your understanding of your data type. If you\u2019re unsure which way to go, plot both graphs and analyze which one best tells the data\u2019s story. FusionCharts lets you create both graphs easily. You can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/download\/fusioncharts-suite-xt?framework=js\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">download a trial<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to see for yourself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a data-driven world, businesses must make good use of the data they produce to remain competitive in any market. This involves predicting trends and making data-driven decisions. Stakeholders and decision-makers must analyze and interpret complex data quickly. This is where data visualization tools play a crucial role. A histogram vs. bar chart is a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":21165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17,722],"tags":[41,105,967,152],"coauthors":[1093],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Histogram vs. Bar Chart: How To Differentiate Them?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Histogram vs. bar chart are great tools for visualizing data. Although they may have some similarities they\u2019re quite different.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Histogram vs. Bar Chart: How To Differentiate Them?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Histogram vs. bar chart are great tools for visualizing data. Although they may have some similarities they\u2019re quite different.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"FusionBrew - The FusionCharts Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-10-11T02:30:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-21T11:13:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/smartmockups_l8akklpw.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"853\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Derek\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Derek\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"FusionCharts\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/\",\n\t            \"sameAs\": [],\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/idera-fc-logo.svg\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/idera-fc-logo.svg\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"FusionCharts\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"FusionBrew - The FusionCharts Blog\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Get tips and tricks on how to build effective Data Visualisation using FusionCharts\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": \"required name=search_term_string\"\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/smartmockups_l8akklpw.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/smartmockups_l8akklpw.jpg\",\n\t            \"width\": 1280,\n\t            \"height\": 853,\n\t            \"caption\": \"Histogram vs Bar Chart: How To Differenciate Them\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Histogram vs. Bar Chart: How To Differentiate Them?\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2022-10-11T02:30:08+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2024-03-21T11:13:48+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Histogram vs. bar chart are great tools for visualizing data. Although they may have some similarities they\u2019re quite different.\u00a0\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Histogram vs. Bar Chart: How To Differentiate Them?\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"Derek\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5821a3ec1369bfe1207d0c8d74c342e3\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"Histogram vs. Bar Chart: How To Differentiate Them?\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2022-10-11T02:30:08+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2024-03-21T11:13:48+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 1131,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/smartmockups_l8akklpw.jpg\",\n\t            \"keywords\": [\n\t                \"Bar chart\",\n\t                \"data visualization\",\n\t                \"Data visualization tool\",\n\t                \"FusionCharts\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Charting Guidelines\",\n\t                \"FusionCharts\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5821a3ec1369bfe1207d0c8d74c342e3\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Derek\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/450ae4f51244949a356cb7f11caf4fcf\",\n\t                \"url\": \"\/blog\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/808\/80839a4babdbe0340a8f82cd8ecd54fbx96.jpg\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"\/blog\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/808\/80839a4babdbe0340a8f82cd8ecd54fbx96.jpg\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Derek\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"\/blog\/author\/derek\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Histogram vs. Bar Chart: How To Differentiate Them?","description":"Histogram vs. bar chart are great tools for visualizing data. Although they may have some similarities they\u2019re quite different.\u00a0","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Histogram vs. Bar Chart: How To Differentiate Them?","og_description":"Histogram vs. bar chart are great tools for visualizing data. Although they may have some similarities they\u2019re quite different.\u00a0","og_url":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/","og_site_name":"FusionBrew - The FusionCharts Blog","article_published_time":"2022-10-11T02:30:08+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-03-21T11:13:48+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":853,"url":"http:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/smartmockups_l8akklpw.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Derek","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Derek","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"FusionCharts","url":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/","sameAs":[],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/idera-fc-logo.svg","contentUrl":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/idera-fc-logo.svg","caption":"FusionCharts"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/","name":"FusionBrew - The FusionCharts Blog","description":"Get tips and tricks on how to build effective Data Visualisation using FusionCharts","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#primaryimage","url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/smartmockups_l8akklpw.jpg","contentUrl":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/smartmockups_l8akklpw.jpg","width":1280,"height":853,"caption":"Histogram vs Bar Chart: How To Differenciate Them"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/","url":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/","name":"Histogram vs. Bar Chart: How To Differentiate Them?","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2022-10-11T02:30:08+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-21T11:13:48+00:00","description":"Histogram vs. bar chart are great tools for visualizing data. Although they may have some similarities they\u2019re quite different.\u00a0","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Histogram vs. Bar Chart: How To Differentiate Them?"}]},{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/"},"author":{"name":"Derek","@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5821a3ec1369bfe1207d0c8d74c342e3"},"headline":"Histogram vs. Bar Chart: How To Differentiate Them?","datePublished":"2022-10-11T02:30:08+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-21T11:13:48+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/"},"wordCount":1131,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/smartmockups_l8akklpw.jpg","keywords":["Bar chart","data visualization","Data visualization tool","FusionCharts"],"articleSection":["Charting Guidelines","FusionCharts"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/histogram-vs-bar-chart-how-to-differentiate-them\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5821a3ec1369bfe1207d0c8d74c342e3","name":"Derek","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/450ae4f51244949a356cb7f11caf4fcf","url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/808\/80839a4babdbe0340a8f82cd8ecd54fbx96.jpg","contentUrl":"\/blog\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/808\/80839a4babdbe0340a8f82cd8ecd54fbx96.jpg","caption":"Derek"},"url":"\/blog\/author\/derek\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21164"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21164"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=21164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}