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How to determine the right bin width?

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How to determine the right bin width?

6 months ago
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Hello, I have questions regarding bin width:

  1. How to determine the right bin width when creating the graphs?
  2. What kind of graphs use bin width? I think except scatter plot?

More explanation about bin width would be highly appreciated.
Thank you.

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365 Team 6 months ago
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Hi Melissa,
First the bin width is usually used for a histogram. A scatter plot does not have bin width, as there are no bins involved.
Usually we are talking about a histgoram.
The bin width itself really depends on your problem. 
I am usually aiming for number of bins (and not a specific bin width). 5 to 10 bins are optimal for most problems. 
Best,
Iliya

Hi Iliya, thank you! I will try to use 5 – 10 for the number of bins on my data.

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