binning

bin_data(data[, minimum=None, maximum=None, bin_size=None, bin_number=100, normalised=True])

Returns the (normalised) number count of a data set with values within defined bins.

Parameters:

• data (array) – Data.

• minimum (float) – Minimum value for the histogram bins.

• maximum (float) – Maximum value for the histogram bins.

• bin_size (float) – Size of the bins.

• bin_number (int) – Number of bins.

• normalised (bool) – If True the histogram will be normalised.

Returns:

• bin_centres (array): The central value of each bin.

• binned_data (array): The binned number count (or normalised histogram) of the data set.