Question

Im creating a histogram using this histogram maker here is what im trying to imput

Data Overview
For our analysis, we have created a hypothetical dataset based on common trends observed in ice cream sales. Below is a summary of the data collected, focusing on three critical factors:

Outside Temperatures (°F)
Average Age of Customers
City Population
Dataset
Sample Data:

Sales Volume (units sold): Data for each month.
Average Outside Temperature (°F): Monthly average across each sales region.
Average Age of Customers: Calculated from customer demographics.
City Population: Estimate of the population in cities where sales were tracked.
Monthly Sample Data: | Month | Temp (°F) | Avg Age | City Pop | Sales (units) | |-----------|-----------|---------|----------|----------------| | January | 35 | 27 | 50,000 | 1,200 | | February | 38 | 25 | 50,000 | 1,400 | | March | 45 | 28 | 50,000 | 1,800 | | April | 55 | 29 | 50,000 | 2,500 | | May | 65 | 30 | 50,000 | 4,000 | | June | 75 | 28 | 50,000 | 5,500 | | July | 85 | 32 | 50,000 | 6,000 | | August | 83 | 31 | 50,000 | 5,800 | | September | 70 | 30 | 50,000 | 4,200 | | October | 60 | 29 | 50,000 | 3,000 | | November | 45 | 28 | 50,000 | 1,500 | | December | 35 | 27 | 50,000 | 1,000 |

Visualizations
1. Histogram of Ice Cream Sales
Purpose: To illustrate the distribution of monthly sales throughout the year.

Observation: The data shows a clear peak in sales during the summer months, particularly in July and August.

and here is what hte histogram maker says

Chart Title
Ice Cream Sales Per Month
X-Axis Title
Sales
Y-Axis Title
Number Of Months
Histogram Type

Count
Enter Values (Separated by Space or Comma)
['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December'][1200, 1400, 1800, 2500, 4000, 5500, 6000, 5800, 4200, 3000, 1500, 1000]
Import CSV/Excel File
No file chosen
Bin Size (keep empty to set to auto)
enter a number
Bar Gap

0.01
Histogram Bar Color

Background Color

Title Color

Axis Text Color

Generate Histogram

only it doesnt show the months on the Y-axis!!!

Answer 1

It looks like you've entered the parameters for creating a histogram, but you're facing an issue with displaying the months on the Y-axis instead of the sales. Let's clarify a few points to help you understand how to set it up properly.

1. **Understanding the Histogram:** A histogram typically displays the distribution of numerical data, showing how many data points fall within specific ranges (or bins) of values. In your case, it seems like you want to create a histogram of sales volume. The X-axis should show the sales volume, while the Y-axis would show the frequency of months that fall into those sales volume bins.

2. **Axis Configuration:** Ensure that you set the X-axis for sales volumes (e.g., 1,000 to 7,000) and the Y-axis will automatically represent the count of months that fall into each range of sales volumes. The months would not typically appear on the Y-axis since histograms do not display categorical data on that axis.

3. **Bin Size:** You may want to manually set the bin size for the histogram if you want to better control the grouping of your sales data. For example, you could use a bin size of 1,000 to group sales volumes into bins like 1,000-2,000, 2,000-3,000, etc.

4. **Bar Gap and Colors:** Adjust these settings as per your design preference, but these will not affect whether the months appear on the Y-axis.

Here’s how you might set it up correctly:

- **Chart Title:** Ice Cream Sales Per Month
- **X-Axis Title:** Sales Volume
- **Y-Axis Title:** Number of Months
- **Histogram Type:** Count
- **Enter Values (Sales Data):** 1200, 1400, 1800, 2500, 4000, 5500, 6000, 5800, 4200, 3000, 1500, 1000
- **Bin Size:** 1000 (or whatever you prefer)
- **Bar Gap:** 0.01
- **Histogram Bar Color:** (choose as per your design preference)
- **Background Color:** (choose as per your design preference)
- **Title Color:** (choose as per your design preference)
- **Axis Text Color:** (choose as per your design preference)

When you generate the histogram, you should see the counts of months plotted against the sales volume on the X-axis.

If you want to visualize the sales data against months specifically (i.e., identify which months correspond to which sales figures), you might want to consider using a bar chart instead, where the months are on the X-axis and sales on the Y-axis. This would provide a clearer view of seasonal trends in sales.