Briefle words · Data & charts
Bin
Also called bucket
One of the equal-width ranges a numeric value is divided into when counting items for a histogram.
Say it to an AI
Show the distribution of September delivery times, not just the average. Use a histogram with one bin per day from 1 to 7+, the share of orders on each bar, and the 5-day-and-slower bins in a warning color so the slow tail is visible; keep the average as a note under the axis.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Delivery time chart”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →Fulfilment quality report in the seller dashboard of a handmade-goods marketplace.
Why: A uses whole-day ranges, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and an open-ended 7+, each with its own bar.
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