Method of Moments Histograms
Methodology
2019-09-11 v1
Abstract
Uniform bin width histograms are widely used so this data graphic should represent data as correctly as possible. Method of moments based on familiar mean, variance and Fisher-Pearson skewness cure this problem.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1909.04232,
title = {Method of Moments Histograms},
author = {James S. Weber and Nicole A. Lazar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.04232},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
Updates: Weber, J. S. (2016) - What Can We Learn from Correct Calculation of Histograms? - In JSM Proceedings, Stat. Graphics Sect.. Alexandria, VA: Amer. Stat. Assoc. 1893-1913. Weber, J. S. (2016) - Calculating Method of Moments Uniform Bin Width Histograms. - arXiv:1606.04891