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A histogram is a graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data. It is an estimate of the probability distribution of a continuous variable. To construct a histogram, the first step is to "bin" the range of values—that is, divide the entire range of values into a series of intervals—and then count how many values fall into each interval. The bins are usually specified as consecutive, non-overlapping intervals of a variable. The bins (intervals) must be adjacent, and they must cover the entire range of the data. When the data is discrete, the histogram is often used as a way to visualize the frequency of categorical data.

The bars in a histogram are typically of equal width, representing the range of the bin. The height of each bar represents the frequency or count of data points that fall within that bin. The area of each bar is proportional to the frequency of the corresponding values. This means that if the bins have equal width, the height of the bar is directly proportional to the frequency. Histograms are used to summarize the shape of the data's distribution, including its central tendency, spread, and skewness. They are a fundamental tool in exploratory data analysis and are widely used in statistics, science, engineering, and other fields.