Histogram Chart
19 easy to perform tests
Histogram charts enhance the auditor's objective of determining the type of distribution and the identification of possible outlier values.
A histogram provides an overview of the distribution of data in the file. Often, the distribution details can provide the analyst/internal auditor with ideas on which types of further analysis may be desirable.
Output from the histogram is written both as data which can be imported into other programs such as MS-Excel, as well as output in html format and a chart for ease of viewing.
The syntax for the analytical specifications is fairly straightforward. Required are the starting value (i.e. lowest value for which histogram values are to be obtained), the number of "bins" to be used (maximum is 100), and the width of each bin (all bin widths are uniform).
Output from the procedure is both tabular and visual, as presented in HTML, in order to streamline the analysis process for the internal auditor.
A histogram provides an overview of the distribution of data in the file. Often, the distribution details can provide the analyst/internal auditor with ideas on which types of further analysis may be desirable.
Output from the histogram is written both as data which can be imported into other programs such as MS-Excel, as well as output in html format and a chart for ease of viewing.
The syntax for the analytical specifications is fairly straightforward. Required are the starting value (i.e. lowest value for which histogram values are to be obtained), the number of "bins" to be used (maximum is 100), and the width of each bin (all bin widths are uniform).
Output from the procedure is both tabular and visual, as presented in HTML, in order to streamline the analysis process for the internal auditor.