Why don't people like to do their own calculations? Enter two rows for
calculations, using AVERAGE() and STDEV():

col 1 col 2 col3
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4 12 18
5 15 31
6 13 19
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5 13.33 22.67 [mean]
1 1.53 7.23 [s.d.]

Plot the mean values in the chart, then double click the resulting series,
select the Y Error Bars tab, select Custom at the bottom, click in the (+)
box and select the range containing the calculated SD, and do the same for
the (-) box.

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
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"bevpike" wrote in message
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I have the following data:

col 1 col 2 col3
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4 12 18
5 15 31
6 13 19

I would like to create a barchart that shows ONLY ONE bar for the mean of
the columns. I know I could create the data separately with only the mean
and
the bar chart will show up as I want it. BUT I would like to show a Y
error
bar showing standard deviation for each of the columns.

Can this be done?

Thanks in advance.

Attila