of a numeric columns
histogram.py $input $out_file1 $col1 "$title" "$xlab" $breaks $density $header
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**Syntax**
This tool computes a histogram of a selected dataset.
- **Column for x axis** column is referenced with a number, it start with 1.
- **Number of breaks(bars)** breakpoints between histogram cells. Value of '0' will determine breaks automatically.
- **Plot title** The histogram title.
- **Label for x axis** The label for x axis of the histogram.
- **Include smoothed density** If checked, the output graph will join the given corresponding points with line segments.
- **Header line?** Check this box if your dataset contains a header line, so that this tool skips that line.
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**Example**
- Input file::
1 68 4.1
2 71 4.6
3 62 3.8
4 75 4.4
5 58 3.2
6 60 3.1
7 67 3.8
8 68 4.1
9 71 4.3
10 69 3.7
- Create a histogram on column 2 of the above dataset.
.. image:: ../static/images/histogram2.png