6 - 4   XY Line Error Bars

In the XY Line plot type, you can assign one or more variables to be used to compute error bars for another variable. Each mapping can be associated with only one error bar variable. If you want to assign multiple error bar variables to a mapping, create a copy of the mapping for each error bar variable.

An example plot with error bars is shown in Figure 6-7.

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Figure 6-7. An XY Line plot with symbols and error bars.

You can use any variable in your dataset as an error bar variable. However, for them to be meaningful, they should have the same units as the axis along which they are drawn.

lightbulb00127.pngIf error bar values are not included in your original dataset, you may create error variables using Tecplot 360 EX's data manipulation utilities. For example, if you know that the values of some measured variable are accurate only to within ten percent, you may create a new variable to use as the error bar variable by multiplying the measured variable by "0.10" via Data>Alter>Specify Equations. See Chapter 20: “Data Operations”.