Attribute histograms for providing data access

A method being performed by one or more computing devices including at least one processor, the method for providing access to online advertising data, the method comprising:

• receiving a request for display of information about a plurality of keywords, each of the plurality of keywords having a specified characteristic;
• determining that a quantity of the plurality of keywords having the specified characteristic exceeds a threshold number;
• and
• providing a view of the plurality of keywords having the specified characteristic that includes at least one distribution graph generated in view of keyword count, the at least one distribution graph showing a visual representation of the plurality of keywords having the specified characteristic organized by a particular attribute.

A system comprising:

• a server having one or more processors and one or more computer-readable storage media;
• a data store coupled with the server,
• wherein the server:
• receives a request for presentation of information about a plurality of data items, each of the plurality of data items having a specified characteristic;
• determines that a quantity of the plurality of data items having the specified characteristic exceeds a threshold number;
• provides a visual indication that the requested detailed information cannot be displayed because the number of the plurality of data items having the specified characteristic exceeds the threshold number;
• and
• provides a view of the plurality of data items having the specified characteristic that includes plural distribution graphs each generated in view of a certain measure and each showing a visual representation of the plurality of data items having the specified characteristic organized by a different particular attribute than any other of the plurality of distribution graphs.