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 ![](/img/docs/v43/heatmap_panel.png)
 
-The Heatmap panel allows you to view histograms over time.
+The Heatmap panel allows you to view histograms over time. To fully understand and use this panel you need
+understand what Histograms are and how they are created. Read on below to for a quick introduction to the
+term Histogram.
 
 ## Histograms and buckets