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Excel Tutorial: Using LINEST Function, Plotting A Graph, Adding Error Bars

A quick illustrative tutorial on how to use excel to make plots, add error bars and do simple analysis using LINEST function

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Excel: Using LINEST function, Plotting a

graph, Adding Error Bars

Raghav K Chhetri
01/24/2009
Using LINEST function

• Lets start with a table


for time and velocity as
shown on the right.

• LINEST function
returns several outputs,
so to begin with, select a
2 by 5 array as shown.

NOTE: I mistakenly put (m) for the unit of time.


Under the Insert Tab, select Function. Then, make the
selections as shown below. Hit OK.
Select the y-values and x-values from the table.

Write ‘TRUE’ for the last two boxes. Hit OK.


Now, highlight the formula in the formula bar.

Press Ctrl+Shift simultaneously and hit Enter (Mac


users, press Command and hit Enter)
Linest Function
• The array we
selected earlier
is now filled
with numbers
as shown to
the right

• Lets see what


some of these
numbers mean
Linest Function
Plotting a graph
• Select the x-column first. • Choose XY scatter, under
Hold down the CRTL key subtype, select the first one as
and select the y-column shown
next.
Plotting a graph

• Give an appropriate title


to the graph

• Label the axes (Don’t


forget the UNITS!!)
Plotting a graph

• Select ‘As new sheet’. Name the sheet


appropriately.
Plotting a graph

• Highlight the data points, select ‘Add Trendline’


Plotting a graph

• Choose ‘Linear’ under


‘Type’

• Select the options to


display equation and
R^2 value on chart
Adding Error Bars
Now that we have the plot, lets add the error bars.

• Select the data points and


right click

• Select ‘Format Data Series’


Adding Error Bars
• Click on the ‘X Error Bar’
tab

• Select ‘Both’

• Under ‘Custom’, click on the


widget on the right of the +
box

• Go back to the data sheet


and select the uncertainty in
x-values (next slide)
Adding Error Bars
• Select the uncertainty
as shown, then click on
the widget on the right

• Repeat the same for


the - box once done
with the + box

• This adds the error


bars in the X-direction
Adding Error Bars
• Repeat the
same procedure
for putting
error bars in the
Y direction

• Once done,
your graph
should look as
shown to the
right
The End.

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