Working with Histograms

This lesson introduces the basics of plotting data with histograms using example data taken from a gamma spectroscopy lab.

Lesson Outline

This lesson is broken into the following sections:

Introduction (index.md)

A brief overview of what the lesson will cover.

Setup (01_setup.md)

Instructions for installing and running a Jupyter Notebook environment.

Histogram Basics (02_understanding_histograms.md)

Descriptions binning data and uses for histograms.

Plotting Examples (03_plotting_data.md)

Showing the process of plotting data in a histogram and interpreting the results.

Requirements

• Python 3.11+

• numpy

• matplotlib