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Histogram-based refers to methods that rely on histograms, graphical representations of data distribution created by partitioning the data range into bins and counting observations in each bin, to perform analysis, estimation, or decision making. Histograms summarize data with minimal assumptions and are non-parametric, making them robust to irregular distributions but sensitive to binning choices.

Common uses include data visualization (displaying distribution), density estimation (histogram-based density estimates), thresholding and segmentation in image processing, and feature extraction (color histograms, gradient histograms).

In computer vision, histogram-based methods often operate on image intensity or color histograms to compare regions, track objects, or segment areas via backprojection or thresholding; histogram equalization and adaptive histogram equalization improve contrast by redistributing pixel values to flatten histograms.

Machine learning includes histogram-based gradient boosting, where continuous features are binned into discrete bins to speed up training and reduce memory usage; histogram-based features like color or texture histograms serve as inputs to classifiers.

In statistics, bin width and count are selected using rules such as Sturges, Freedman-Diaconis, or Scott, balancing bias and variance; histogram-based density estimation can be less smooth than kernel methods but is fast and simple.

Advantages include simplicity, interpretability, and speed on large datasets; limitations include sensitivity to binning, loss of spatial information, and potential bias from bin edges.