Multiple histograms

Histograms can be drawn above a common axis to compare the distributions of a variable in two or more groups. If colour is used, they might be superimposed on each other.

When group sizes differ, relative frequency histograms make comparisons easier.

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Population pyramids

To compare two groups, their two histograms can be drawn back-to-back against a common axis. When used to compare age distributions of masles and females in a population, these are called population pyramids.

New Zealanders of European and Maori descent in 1989