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.. _sphx_glr_gallery_statistics_errorbar.py:


=================
Errorbar function
=================

This exhibits the most basic use of the error bar method.
In this case, constant values are provided for the error
in both the x- and y-directions.

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.. code-block:: Python


    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import numpy as np

    # example data
    x = np.arange(0.1, 4, 0.5)
    y = np.exp(-x)

    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
    ax.errorbar(x, y, xerr=0.2, yerr=0.4)
    plt.show()




.. image-sg:: /gallery/statistics/images/sphx_glr_errorbar_001.png
   :alt: errorbar
   :srcset: /gallery/statistics/images/sphx_glr_errorbar_001.png, /gallery/statistics/images/sphx_glr_errorbar_001_2_00x.png 2.00x
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.. admonition:: References

   The use of the following functions, methods, classes and modules is shown
   in this example:

   - `matplotlib.axes.Axes.errorbar` / `matplotlib.pyplot.errorbar`


.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_statistics_errorbar.py:

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