Adding an Error Bar to a Chart

You can add an error bar to your chart to indicate the error or uncertainty in a reported measurement.

Context

Error bars can be added to bar/column charts. They can provide a general idea of how precise a measurement is or how far the reported value is from the error-free value.

Procedure

  1. Select an existing bar or column chart.
  2. From the chart action menu (), select Start of the navigation pathAdd Next navigation step Error BarEnd of the navigation path.
  3. Select the Measure for the error bar.
  4. Select the lower and upper error values.
  5. Change the display options.
  6. When finished, select OK.

Results

An error bar is added to your chart.