Origin can draw error bars on a graph to indicate error or uncertainty in a reported measurement. Origin provides customization controls for error bars in both 2D and 3D graphs.

In 2D graphs, you can:

• Use both X and Y error bars.
• Use both plus and minus directions.
• Set style of error bars, including color, line width, cap width, and transparency.
• Specify how to skip error bars when drawing.
• Draw error bars as lines, with fill color between error bars and data.
• Use both X and Y error bars in column graphs.
• Draw error bars in polar graphs as arcs.

In 3D graphs, you can:

• Use both plus and minus directions.
• Set style of error bars, including color, width, and transparency.
• Select data for error bars.
• User error bars in such 3D graphs as XYZ 3D scatter, matrix 3D scatter, 3D color fill surface, and 3D color map surface.