The page takes some time to load. The status line at the bottom of the Netscape window shows what percentage of the loading is done. The main goal of these basic pages is to show how data fills a histogram. More refined data analysis is possible on the advanced histogram pages. Background Information Research scientists use the power of computers to manage data and to display meaningful images of ongoing analyses.
Particle physicists are especially fond of histograms.
A histogram is a kind of column graph that shows how many data fall into a specific range of values. When students collect and analyze data in the physical sciences, they often need guidance in deciding how to graph the results. If they expect a functional relationship between two measured quantities, it is generally good practice to plot the data on an xy graph, with x or y measured regularly over a range of values. On the other hand, no relationship may seem obvious beforehand. Moreover, the investigators might have little control over the values collected except that they can measure them precisely and repeatedly.