Chapter 41. Summarizing data by using histograms and Pareto charts

Questions answered in this chapter:

Image People often say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Can I use Excel to create a picture (called a histogram) that summarizes the values in a data set?

Image What are some common shapes of histograms?

Image What can I learn by comparing histograms from different data sets?

How do I create a Pareto chart?

The ability to summarize a large data set is ...

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