From 34e4985a44d83f3e2edf4831a72e2834af1af8db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Diana Payton <52059945+oddlittlebird@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:41:38 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: Update intro-histograms.md (#35462) --- docs/sources/basics/intro-histograms.md | 13 ++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/sources/basics/intro-histograms.md b/docs/sources/basics/intro-histograms.md index 7225b431600..555461282aa 100644 --- a/docs/sources/basics/intro-histograms.md +++ b/docs/sources/basics/intro-histograms.md @@ -16,13 +16,18 @@ and the bar height represents the frequency (such as count) of values that fell ## Histogram example -This histogram shows the value distribution of a couple of time series. You can easily see that +This _histogram_ shows the value distribution of a couple of time series. You can easily see that most values land between 240-300 with a peak between 260-280. ![](/static/img/docs/v43/heatmap_histogram.png) -Histograms only look at _value distributions_ over a specific time range. The problem with histograms is you cannot see any trends or changes in the distribution over time. -This is where heatmaps become useful. +Here is an example showing height distribution of people. + +{{< figure src="/static/img/docs/histogram-panel/histogram-example-v8-0.png" max-width="625px" caption="Bar chart example" >}} + +For more information about histogram visualization options, refer to [Histogram]({{< relref "../panels/visualizations/histogram.md" >}}). + +Histograms only look at _value distributions_ over a specific time range. The problem with histograms is you cannot see any trends or changes in the distribution over time. This is where heatmaps become useful. ## Heatmaps @@ -32,6 +37,8 @@ In this example, you can clearly see what values are more common and how they tr ![](/static/img/docs/v43/heatmap_histogram_over_time.png) +For more information about heatmap visualization options, refer to [Heatmap]({{< relref "../panels/visualizations/heatmap.md" >}}). + ## Pre-bucketed data There are a number of data sources supporting histogram over time like Elasticsearch (by using a Histogram bucket