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Selection of Histogram bin size
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Figure 5.20

The results of Scott's rule, the Freedman-Diaconis rule, and Knuth's rule for
selecting the optimal bin width for a histogram. These histograms are based
on 5000 points drawn from the shown pdfs. On the left is a simple normal
distribution. On the right is a Laplacian distribution at the center, with
two small Gaussian peaks added in the wings.



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    :align: center


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