This might describe one way to approach the creation of the chart:
Assuming your data starts in cell A1, as an example create a simple
clustered column chart based on the following data. The data range for this
example should span A1:E8.
Data Mean -1sd +1sd
A 55 44.71 34.62 54.81
B 34 44.71 34.62 54.81
C 31 44.71 34.62 54.81
D 48 44.71 34.62 54.81
E 58 44.71 34.62 54.81
F 46 44.71 34.62 54.81
G 41 44.71 34.62 54.81
The data in the column Data is your original source.
The Mean is calculated using the formula
=AVERAGE($B$2:$B$8)
The -sd is calculated using the formula
=$C2-STDEV($B$2:$B$8)
The +sd is calculated using the formula
=$C2+STDEV($B$2:$B$8)
Put you curser in cell A1 and create a simple clustered column chart. After
the chart is created, you should have four columns for each Y-axis tick mark
label. Now, convert the Mean, -1sd, and +1sd series to lines. To
convert each series to a line, click on one of the columns for the Mean.
Right-click on your mouse - Chart Type - Line. Go through the same process
for the -1sd and +1sd series. Now all you have to do is format the chart
to your liking.
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Regards,
John Mansfield
http://www.pdbook.com
"amg" wrote:
I want to take a data series and plot the mean and standard deviation on a
bar graph. How do I do this in excel?