| maximum number of bins/categories for bar charts [message #1801] |
Sat, 07 January 2023 05:10  |
chemtv
Messages: 26
Registered: February 2015
Location: Indianapolis
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Hello,
I have a large dataset with near 5000 bins/categories that I would like to plot as a bar chart/histogram. Since I can do this with small example datasets I assume I've exceeded some maximum number of bins/categories allowed. What is the limit for bar charts? Is this the same limit as for category variables? Any way I should be able to figure this out without a lot of trial and error?
Thanks,
Greg
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| Re: maximum number of bins/categories for bar charts [message #1802 is a reply to message #1801] |
Sat, 07 January 2023 20:45  |
nbehrnd
Messages: 224
Registered: June 2019
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Dear Greg,
I think the maximum number of bins the bar chart is capable to display equates to 100,* which is less than the binning algorithm is capable to generate and simultaneously, which is less than the interactive preview (Data -> Add Bins from Numbers) apparently can visualize when adjusting the slide rules.
This suggests the addition of a display, or/and a dial about the number of bins created; a bit similar to what the generation of histograms with e.g. Origin implements.[1] Perhaps complemented with a note to the user («Danger, Will Robinson») if the number of bins computed reached, or exceeds the critical threshold of bins the bar chart still is capable to visualize.
Norwid
[1] https://www.originlab.com/doc/en/Origin-Help/PD-Dialog-Data- Tab
* I had a 5k set at hand, and iteratively progressed by division by 2, rounded to integers somewhat easier to recall. By this approach, 100 bins passed, and 150 bins were too many.
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| Re: maximum number of bins/categories for bar charts [message #1812 is a reply to message #1810] |
Thu, 19 January 2023 22:51 |
nbehrnd
Messages: 224
Registered: June 2019
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Dear Thomas,
though my test did assigned a maximum threshold of bins below the one set in the program, I still like to retain it were a nice addition if the interactive binning (by move of the sliders) either
a) there were an indicator of the number of bins are going to be created, or/and
b) an optional dial to divide a set into exactly 12, 36, 100, or an other number of bins at the discretion of the user
in the small temporally displayed window (cf. the silent attached) before the eventual click on «ok». In comparison to the adjustments of representations of the 2D/3D plots, the binning is less reversible; once applied to the data in the table, it stays there until an other binning is applied.
With regards,
Norwid
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