Although there are similarities in their appearance, histograms and bar charts are not the same. This post explains some of their differences and why there should not be spaces between the bars of ...

Simply drag and drop this chart on to your desktop and keep it for a handy reference the next time you find yourself confused as to how to read a histogram.

The frequency distribution is shown in a column chart. Note, you can choose a line chart, bar graph or XY Scatter chart, if those suit your data presentation better.