.. _histogram:

Histogram
=========
Here you will find the guide to every parameter of the histogram. If you
need more generic information please see :ref:`basic_usage`.

.. image:: /img/histogram/histogram.png
  :scale: 50%

Plot Properties
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``Layer``: the combobox will display all the vector layers loaded in QGIS

``X``: the X field

``Marker Color``: color of the bar

``Stroke Color``: border color

``Stroke Width``: the width of the border

``Transparency``: transparency level of the bar

Plot Customizations
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``Show Legend``: show the legend of the current plot

``Horizontal Legend``: check if you want to have an horizontal legend

``Plot Title``: the plot title

``Legend Title``: the title of the legend

``X Label``: X label text

``Invert X Axis``: check if you want to invert the ordering of the x axis

``Invert Y Axis``: check if you want to invert the ordering of the y axis

``Bar Orientation``: the orientation of the bar, either *Horizontal* or *Vertical*

``Bar Mode``: choose if you want to group, stack or overlay the data

``Normalization``: different type of bins calculations are available

``Cumulative Histogram``: check if you want to create a cumulative historam

``Choose manually the bins``: check if want to choose manually the bins number and
add a numeric value in the box

.. image:: /img/histogram/histogram2.png
  :scale: 50%
