RiceRegel
RiceRegel, also known as the Rice Rule, is a simple heuristic used in statistics to determine the number of bins in a histogram. The rule suggests choosing the number of bins as k = 2 × n^(1/3), where n is the number of observations. In practice, this yields a bin count that grows with sample size, but at a slower rate than many other rules.
Origin and naming are linked to historical work in data visualization, with the rule appearing in mid-20th
Usage and applications: RiceRegel is widely used for initial histogram construction across disciplines, including statistics, data
Advantages and limitations: The main advantage is simplicity and speed; it requires only the sample size and
Relation to other rules: RiceRegel is one of several histogram binning rules, alongside Sturges', Scott's, and