9.4 Error bar charts
For this section, the data introduced in Sect. 8.1 are used.
- Use the SPSS menu: select Graphs> Chart Builder…
- Select the type of plot. Select Bar, then select the third template from the second row, and drag it to the canvas (Fig. 9.10).

FIGURE 9.10: Selecting an error bar chart
- Add the variables. Drag the qualitative variable to the bottom (left-to-right) axis; drag the quantitative variable to the vertical (up-and-down) axis (Fig. 9.11).
- Press OK. You will have your graph in the SPSS Output window.

FIGURE 9.11: Adding the variables to create an error bar chart