Briefle words · Data & charts
Histogram
A bar chart of how many items fall into each range of a numeric value, used to show the shape of a distribution.
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 has one bar per day count, 1 through 7+, with heights 18%, 31%, 24%, 11%, 7%, 4% and 5% of orders.
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