How to make the y axis 'counts' and x axis the variable on Histograms

How to make the y axis 'counts' and x axis the variable on Histograms? The default is to have counts on the x axis and I want them on the y

[Adam Danz]

> How to make the y axis 'counts' and x axis the variable on Histograms?

That's the standard format of histograms. The two existing answers below create a horizontal histogram which puts the counts on the x-axis and the variable values on the y-axis.

histogram(randn(1,1000))
xlabel('Variable name')
ylabel('Counts per bin')

[Matt Egan]

If i replicate that with my data all that happens is I have relabled my axis to represetn the wrong thing. It doesnt change what value is represented by each axis.

[Adam Danz]

The statement in your question, "The default is to have counts on the x axis and I want them on the y" is incorrect. The y-axis in histograms typically represents counts, frequencies, percentages, or other statistics about the data within each bin. The x-axis represents the bins for whatever variable you're plotting (weight, height, age, etc).

> all that happens is I have relabled my axis to represent the wrong thing

You'll have to explain your goal and your interpretation of the axes more clearly.

Answer 1

[Ameer Hamza]

One option is to just rotate the view

x = rand(1000,1);
histogram(x)
view(90, 90)

Combining histcounts() with barh() is another option.

Answer 2

[Adam Danz]

Set the orientation property to horizontal.

histogram(rand(1,1000),'Orientation','horizontal')