errorbar

Line plot with error bars

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Syntax

errorbar(y,err)

errorbar(x,y,err)

errorbar(x,y,neg,pos)

errorbar(___,ornt)

errorbar(x,y,yneg,ypos,xneg,xpos)

errorbar(___,LineSpec)

errorbar(___,Name,Value)

errorbar(ax,___)

e = errorbar(___)

Description

errorbar(y,err) creates a line plot of the data in y and draws a vertical error bar at each data point. The values in err determine the lengths of each error bar above and below the data points, so the total error bar lengths are double the err values.

errorbar(x,y,err) plots y versus x and draws a vertical error bar at each data point.

errorbar(x,y,neg,pos) draws a vertical error bar at each data point, where neg determines the length below the data point and pos determines the length above the data point, respectively.

errorbar(___,ornt) sets the orientation of the error bars. Specify ornt as "horizontal" for horizontal error bars or "both" for both horizontal and vertical error bars. The default for ornt is "vertical", which draws vertical error bars. Use this option after any of the previous input argument combinations.

errorbar(x,y,yneg,ypos,xneg,xpos) plots y versus x and draws both horizontal and vertical error bars. yneg and ypos set the lower and upper lengths of the vertical error bars, respectively. Similarly, xneg and xpos set the left and right lengths of the horizontal error bars.

errorbar(___,LineSpec) sets the line style, marker symbol, and color. For example, "--ro" plots a dashed, red line with circle markers. The line style affects only the line and not the error bars.

errorbar(___,Name,Value) modifies the appearance of the line and error bars using one or more name-value pair arguments. For example, "CapSize",10 sets the lengths of the caps at the end of each error bar to 10 points.

errorbar(ax,___) creates the plot in the axes specified by ax instead of in the current axes. Specify the axes as the first input argument.

e = errorbar(___) returns one ErrorBar object for each plotted line. Use e to modify properties of a specific ErrorBar object after it is created. For a list of properties, see ErrorBar Properties.

Examples

Plot Vertical Error Bars of Equal Length

Create vectors x and y. Plot y versus x. At each data point, display vertical error bars that are equal in length.

x = 1:10:100;
y = [20 30 45 40 60 65 80 75 95 90];
err = 8*ones(size(y));
errorbar(x,y,err)

Plot Vertical Error Bars that Vary in Length

Create a line plot with error bars at each data point. Vary the lengths of the error bars.

x = 1:10:100;
y = [20 30 45 40 60 65 80 75 95 90]; 
err = [5 8 2 9 3 3 8 3 9 3];
errorbar(x,y,err)

Plot Horizontal Error Bars

Create a line plot with horizontal error bars at each data point.

x = 1:10:100;
y = [20 30 45 40 60 65 80 75 95 90];
err = [1 3 5 3 5 3 6 4 3 3];
errorbar(x,y,err,'horizontal')

Plot Vertical and Horizontal Error Bars

Create a line plot with both vertical and horizontal error bars at each data point.

x = 1:10:100;
y = [20 30 45 40 60 65 80 75 95 90];
err = [4 3 5 3 5 3 6 4 3 3];
errorbar(x,y,err,'both')

Plot Error Bars with No Line

Plot vectors y versus x. At each data point, display a circle marker with both vertical and horizontal error bars. Do not display the line that connects the data points by omitting the line style option for the linespec input argument.

x = 1:10:100;
y = [20 30 45 40 60 65 80 75 95 90];
err = [4 3 5 3 5 3 6 4 3 3];
errorbar(x,y,err,"both","o")

Alternatvely, omit the markers and plot the error bars by themselves. To do this, specify the LineStyle name-value argument as "none".

errorbar(x,y,err,"both","LineStyle","none")

Control Error Bars Lengths in All Directions

Display both vertical and horizontal error bars at each data point. Control the lower and upper lengths of the vertical error bars using the yneg and ypos input argument options, respectively. Control the left and right lengths of the horizontal error bars using the xneg and xpos input argument options, respectively.

x = 1:10:100;
y = [20 30 45 40 60 65 80 75 95 90];
yneg = [1 3 5 3 5 3 6 4 3 3];
ypos = [2 5 3 5 2 5 2 2 5 5];
xneg = [1 3 5 3 5 3 6 4 3 3];
xpos = [2 5 3 5 2 5 2 2 5 5];
errorbar(x,y,yneg,ypos,xneg,xpos,'o')

Plot Datetime Values with Error Bars

Create a plot of datetime values with error bars in duration units.

x = 1:13;
y = datetime(2018,5,1,1:13,0,0);
err = hours(rand(13,1));
errorbar(x,y,err)

Add Colored Markers to Each Data Point

Create a line plot with error bars. At each data point, display a marker. Change the appearance of the marker using name-value arguments. Use MarkerSize to specify the marker size in points. Use MarkerEdgeColor and MarkerFaceColor to specify the marker outline and fill colors, respectively. You can specify colors by name, such as "blue", RGB triplets, or hexadecimal color codes.

x = linspace(0,10,15);
y = sin(x/2);
err = 0.3*ones(size(y));
errorbar(x,y,err,"-s","MarkerSize",10,...
    "MarkerEdgeColor","blue","MarkerFaceColor",[0.65 0.85 0.90])

Change Cap Size and Prevent Overlap With Plot Box

Control the size of the caps at the end of each error bar by setting the CapSize property to a positive value in points.

x = linspace(0,2,15);
y = exp(x);
err = 0.3*ones(size(y));
e = errorbar(x,y,err,'CapSize',18);

To remove the caps, set the cap size to zero. Then add a margin of padding around the inside of the plot box by calling the axis padded command. Adding this margin keeps the error bars from overlapping with the plot box.

e.CapSize = 0;
axis padded

Modify Error Bars After Creation

Create a line plot with error bars. Assign the errorbar object to the variable e.

x = linspace(0,10,10);
y = sin(x/2);
err = 0.3*ones(size(y));
e = errorbar(x,y,err)

e = 
  ErrorBar with properties:

             Color: [0 0.4470 0.7410]
         LineStyle: '-'
         LineWidth: 0.5000
            Marker: 'none'
             XData: [0 1.1111 2.2222 3.3333 4.4444 5.5556 6.6667 7.7778 8.8889 10]
             YData: [0 0.5274 0.8962 0.9954 0.7952 0.3558 -0.1906 -0.6797 -0.9643 -0.9589]
    XNegativeDelta: [1x0 double]
    XPositiveDelta: [1x0 double]
    YNegativeDelta: [0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000]
    YPositiveDelta: [0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000]

  Use GET to show all properties

Use e to access properties of the errorbar object after it is created.

e.Marker = '*';
e.MarkerSize = 10;
e.Color = 'red';
e.CapSize = 15;

Input Arguments

y — y-coordinates

vector | matrix

y-coordinates, specified as a vector or matrix. The size and shape of y depend on the size and shape of your data and the type of plot you want to make. This table describes the most common types of plots you can create.

Type of Plot	Coordinates and Error Bar Lengths
One line with error bars	Specify all coordinates and error bar lengths as any combination of row and column vectors of the same length. For example, plot one line with error bars. Adjust the x-axis limits with the xlim function to prevent any overlap between the error bars and the plot box. y = 1:5; err = [0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3]; errorbar(y,err) xlim([0.9 5.1]) Optionally specify x as a vector of the same length as y. x = [0; 1; 2; 3; 4]; y = 1:5; err = [0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3]; errorbar(x,y,err) xlim([-0.1 4.1])
Multiple lines with error bars	Specify one or more of the coordinate inputs or error bar lengths as matrices. All matrices must be the same size and orientation. If any inputs are specified as vectors, they must have the same number of elements, and they must have the same length as one of the dimensions of the matrices. MATLAB® plots one line for each column in the matrices in these situations: When all the coordinates and the error bar lengths are matrices of the same size and orientation When all the inputs specified as vectors are the same length as the columns of the matrices For example, plot five lines that each have two error bars. Adjust the x-axis limits with the xlim function to prevent any overlap between the error bars and the plot box. y = [1 2 3 4 5; 2 3 4 5 6]; err = [0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2; 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1]; errorbar(y,err) xlim([0.95 2.05]) Using the same err values from the preceding code, specify x as a 2-by-5 matrix and y as a five-element vector. The resulting plot has two lines that each have five error bars. The y-coordinates are shared between the two lines. x = [0 1 2 3 4; 10 11 12 13 14]; y = [1 2 3 4 5]; err = [0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2; 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1]; errorbar(x,y,err) xlim([-0.5 14.5])

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | logical | categorical | datetime | duration

x — x-coordinates

vector | matrix

x-coordinates, specified as a vector or matrix. The size and shape of x depend on the size and shape of your data and the type of plot you want to make. This table describes the most common types of plots you can create.

Type of Plot	Coordinates and Error Bar Lengths
One line with error bars	Specify all coordinates and error bar lengths as any combination of row and column vectors of the same length. For example, plot one line with error bars. Adjust the x-axis limits with the xlim function to prevent any overlap between the error bars and the plot box. x = 0:4; y = [1; 2; 3; 4; 5]; err = [0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2]; errorbar(x,y,err) xlim([-0.1 4.1])
Multiple lines with error bars	Specify one or more of the coordinate inputs or error bar lengths as matrices. All matrices must have the same size and orientation. If any inputs are specified as vectors, they must have the same number of elements, and they have the same length as of one of the dimensions of the matrices. MATLAB plots one line for each column in the matrices in these situations: When all the coordinates and the error bar lengths are matrices of the same size and orientation When all the inputs specified as vectors are the same length as the columns of the matrices Otherwise, MATLAB plots one line for each row in the matrices. For example, plot five lines that each have two error bars. Adjust the x-axis limits with the xlim function to prevent any overlap between the error bars and the plot box. x = [1 1 1 1 1; 2 2 2 2 2]; y = [1 2 3 4 5; 2 3 4 5 6]; err = [0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2; 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1]; errorbar(x,y,err) xlim([0.95 2.05]) Using the same y and err values from the preceding code, specify x as a five-element vector. The resulting plot has two lines that each have five error bars. The x-coordinates are shared between the two lines. x = 0:4; y = [1 2 3 4 5; 2 3 4 5 6]; err = [0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2; 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1]; errorbar(x,y,err) xlim([-0.1 4.1])

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | logical | categorical | datetime | duration

err — Error bar lengths for symmetrical error bars

vector | matrix

Error bar lengths for symmetrical error bars, specified as a vector or matrix. If you do not want to draw an error bar at a particular data point, then specify the length as NaN. The size and shape of err depend on the size and shape of the coordinate inputs and how you want to distribute the error bars. This table describes the most common types of plots you can create.

Type of Plot	x and y	err
One line with error bars	y is a row or column vector. If specified, x is a row or column vector of the same length as y.	Specify a row or column vector of the same length as x and y. For example, specify x as a five-element column vector, and specify y and err as five-element row vectors. x = [0; 1; 2; 3; 4]; y = 1:5; err = [0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2]; errorbar(x,y,err) xlim([-0.1 4.1])
Multiple lines with error bars	At least one of x or y is a matrix	Specify a vector that is the same length as one of the dimensions of the x or y matrix. The dimension that matches determines the number of lines and the number of error bars per line. When you specify a vector, the error bars are shared among all the lines. For example, plot two lines that share the same five error bars. Adjust the x-axis limits with the xlim function to prevent any overlap between the error bars and the plot box. x = 1:5; y = [1 2 3 4 5; 2 3 4 5 6]; err = [0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2]; errorbar(x,y,err) xlim([0.90 5.1]) To display different error bars for each line, specify a matrix that has the same size and orientation as the x or y matrix. For example, plot two lines with different sets of error bars. x = 1:5; y = [1 2 3 4 5; 2 3 4 5 6]; err = [0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2; 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1]; errorbar(x,y,err) xlim([0.90 5.1])

The data type of the error bar lengths must be compatible with the corresponding plot data. For example, if you plot datetime values, the error bars for those values must be duration values.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | logical | duration

neg,pos — Error bar lengths in negative and positive directions

pair of vectors | pair of matrices | vector and matrix

Error bar lengths in the negative and positive directions, specified as a pair of vectors, a pair of matrices, or a vector and a matrix, separated by a comma. The negative direction is either below or to the left of the data points, depending on the orientation of the error bars. The positive direction is either above or to the right of the data points.

If you want to omit the negative or positive part of the error bar at a particular data point, then specify the length at that point as NaN. To omit the negative or positive part at all data points, specify an empty array for neg or pos.

The size and shape of neg and pos depend on the size and shape of the coordinate inputs and how you want to distribute the error bars. This table describes the most common types of plots you can create.

Type of Plot	x and y	neg and pos
One line with error bars	y is a row or column vector. If specified, x is a row or column vector of the same length as y.	Specify row or column vectors of the same length as x and y. For example, plot a line with five error bars by specifying all the inputs as five-element vectors. Adjust the x-axis limits with the xlim function to prevent any overlap between the error bars and the plot box. x = [0; 1; 2; 3; 4]; y = 1:5; neg = [0.2; 0.1; 0.3; 0.05; 0.3]; pos = [0.1 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.3]; errorbar(x,y,neg,pos) xlim([-0.1 4.1])
Multiple lines with error bars	At least one of x or y is a matrix	Specify vectors that are the same length as one of the dimensions of the x or y matrix. The dimension that matches determines the number of lines and the number of error bars per line. The neg and pos vectors must be the same length. When you specify vectors, those error bar lengths are shared among all the lines. For example, plot two lines that share the same negative and positive error bar lengths. Adjust the x-axis limits with the xlim function to prevent any overlap between the error bars and the plot box. x = 0:4; y = [1 2 3 4 5; 6 7 8 9 10]; neg = [0.2; 0.1; 0.3; 0.05; 0.3]; pos = [0.1 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.3]; errorbar(x,y,neg,pos) xlim([-0.1 4.1]) To display different positive and negative error bar lengths for each line, specify matrices that are the same size and orientation as the x or y matrix. For example, plot two lines with different positive and negative error bar lengths. x = 0:4; y = [1 2 3 4 5; 6 7 8 9 10]; neg = [0.2 0.1 0.3 0.05 0.3; 3 5 3 2 2]; pos = [0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2; 4 3 3 7 3]; errorbar(x,y,neg,pos) xlim([-0.1 4.1])

The data type of the error bar lengths must be compatible with the corresponding plot data. For example, if you plot datetime values, the error bars for those values must be duration values.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | logical | duration

yneg,ypos — Vertical error bar lengths in negative and positive directions

pair of vectors | pair of matrices | vector and matrix

Vertical error bar lengths in the negative and positive directions, specified as a pair of vectors, a pair of matrices, or a vector and a matrix, separated by a comma. The negative direction is below data points, and the positive direction is above data points.

If you want to omit the negative or positive part of the error bar at a particular data point, then specify the length at that point as NaN. To omit the negative or positive part at all data points, specify an empty array for yneg or ypos.

The size and shape of yneg and ypos depend on the size and shape of the coordinate inputs and how you want to distribute the error bars. This table describes the most common types of plots you can create.

Type of Plot	x and y	yneg and ypos
One line with error bars	y is row or column vector. If specified, x is a row or column vector of the same length as y.	Specify row or column vectors of the same length as x and y. For example, plot a line with five error bars by specifying all the inputs as five-element vectors. Adjust the x-axis limits with the xlim function to prevent any overlap between the error bars and the plot box. x = [0; 1; 2; 3; 4]; y = 1:5; yneg = [0.2; 0.1; 0.3; 0.05; 0.3]; ypos = [0.1 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.3]; xneg = [0.1; 0.1; 0.1; 0.1; 0.1]; xpos = [0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1]; errorbar(x,y,yneg,ypos,xneg,xpos) xlim([-0.2 4.2])
Multiple lines with error bars	At least one of x or y is a matrix	Specify vectors that are the same length as one of the dimensions of the x or y matrix. The dimension that matches determines the number of lines and the number of error bars per line. The yneg and ypos vectors must be the same length. When you specify vectors, those error bar lengths are shared among all the lines. For example, plot two lines that share the same negative and positive vertical error bar lengths. Specify xneg and xpos as empty arrays to exclude the horizontal bars. Adjust the x-axis limits with the xlim function to prevent any overlap between the error bars and the plot box. x = 0:4; y = [1 2 3 4 5; 6 7 8 9 10]; yneg = [0.2; 0.3; 0.3; 0.1; 0.3]; ypos = [0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3]; errorbar(x,y,yneg,ypos,[],[]) xlim([-0.2 4.2]) To display different positive and negative vertical lengths for each line, specify matrices that have the same size and orientation as the x or y matrix. For example, plot two lines with different positive and negative vertical error bar lengths for each line. x = 0:4; y = [1 2 3 4 5; 6 7 8 9 10]; yneg = [0.3 1 0.2 0.5 0.3; 0.3 0.2 0.3 1 0.5]; ypos = [1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3; 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 1]; errorbar(x,y,yneg,ypos,[],[]) xlim([-0.2 4.2])

The data type of the error bar lengths must be compatible with the corresponding plot data. For example, if you plot datetime values, the error bars for those values must be duration values.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | logical | duration

xneg,xpos — Horizontal error bar lengths in negative and positive directions

pair of vectors | pair of matrices | vector and matrix

Horizontal error bar lengths in the negative and positive directions, specified as a pair of vectors, a pair of matrices, or a vector and a matrix, separated by a comma. The negative direction is to the left of the data points, and the positive direction is to the right of the data points.

If you want to omit the negative or positive part of the error bar at a particular data point, specify the length at that point as NaN. To omit the negative or positive part at all data points, then specify an empty array for xneg or xpos.

The size and shape of xneg and xpos depends on the size and shape of the coordinate inputs and how you want to distribute the error bars. This table describes the most common types of plots you can create.

Type of Plot	x and y	xneg and xpos
One line with error bars	y is a row or column vector. If specified, x is a row or column vector of the same length as y.	Specify row or column vectors of the same length as x and y. For example, plot a line with five error bars by specifying all the inputs as five-element vectors. Adjust the x-axis limits with the xlim function to prevent any overlap between the error bars and the plot box. x = [0; 1; 2; 3; 4]; y = 1:5; yneg = [0.2; 0.1; 0.3; 0.05; 0.3]; ypos = [0.1 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.3]; xneg = [0.1; 0.1; 0.1; 0.1; 0.1]; xpos = [0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1]; errorbar(x,y,yneg,ypos,xneg,xpos) xlim([-0.2 4.2])
Multiple lines with error bars	At least one of x or y is a matrix	Specify vectors that are the same length as one of the dimensions of the x or y matrix. The dimension that matches determines the number of lines and the number of error bars per line. The xneg and xpos vectors must be the same length. When you specify vectors, those error bar lengths are shared among all the lines. For example, plot two lines that share the same negative and positive horizontal error bar lengths. Specify yneg and ypos as empty arrays to exclude the vertical bars. Adjust the x- and y-axis limits to prevent any overlap between the error bars and the plot box. x = 0:4; y = [1 2 3 4 5; 6 7 8 9 10]; xneg = [0.2; 0.3; 0.3; 0.1; 0.3]; xpos = [0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3]; errorbar(x,y,[],[],xneg,xpos) xlim([-0.5 4.5]) ylim([0.5 10.5]) To display different positive and negative horizontal lengths for each line, specify matrices that have the same size and orientation as the x or y matrix. For example, plot two lines with different positive and negative horizontal error bar lengths for each line. x = 0:4; y = [1 2 3 4 5; 6 7 8 9 10]; xneg = [0.3 1 0.2 0.5 0.3; 0.3 0.2 0.3 1 0.5]; xpos = [1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3; 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 1]; errorbar(x,y,[],[],xneg,xpos) xlim([-0.5 5.5]) ylim([0.5 10.5])

The data type of the error bar lengths must be compatible with the corresponding plot data. For example, if you plot datetime values, the error bars for those values must be duration values.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | logical | duration

ornt — Error bar orientation

"vertical" (default) | "horizontal" | "both"

Error bar orientation, specified as one of these values:

• "vertical" — Vertical error bars

• "horizontal" — Horizontal error bars

• "both" — Vertical and horizontal error bars

Example: errorbar(x,y,err,"horizontal")

LineSpec — Line style, marker, and color

string scalar | character vector

Line style, marker, and color, specified as a string scalar or character vector containing symbols. The symbols can appear in any order. You do not need to specify all three characteristics (line style, marker, and color). For example, if you omit the line style and specify the marker, then the plot shows only the marker and no line.

Example: "--or" is a red dashed line with circle markers.

Line Style	Description	Resulting Line
"-"	Solid line
"--"	Dashed line
":"	Dotted line
"-."	Dash-dotted line

Marker	Description	Resulting Marker
"o"	Circle
"+"	Plus sign
"*"	Asterisk
"."	Point
"x"	Cross
"_"	Horizontal line
"|"	Vertical line
"square"	Square
"diamond"	Diamond
"^"	Upward-pointing triangle
"v"	Downward-pointing triangle
">"	Right-pointing triangle
"<"	Left-pointing triangle
"pentagram"	Pentagram
"hexagram"	Hexagram

Color Name	Short Name	RGB Triplet	Appearance
"red"	"r"	[1 0 0]
"green"	"g"	[0 1 0]
"blue"	"b"	[0 0 1]
"cyan"	"c"	[0 1 1]
"magenta"	"m"	[1 0 1]
"yellow"	"y"	[1 1 0]
"black"	"k"	[0 0 0]
"white"	"w"	[1 1 1]

ax — Axes object

current axes (default) | axes object

Axes object. If you do not specify the axes, then errorbar plots into the current axes.

Name-Value Arguments

Specify optional pairs of arguments as Name1=Value1,...,NameN=ValueN, where Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name-value arguments must appear after other arguments, but the order of the pairs does not matter.

Before R2021a, use commas to separate each name and value, and enclose Name in quotes.

Example: errorbar(y,err,"LineWidth",2) specifies a line width of 2 points.

The properties listed here are only a subset. For a complete list, see ErrorBar Properties.

CapSize — Length of caps at end of error bars

6 (default) | nonnegative value in points

Length of caps at end of error bars, specified as a nonnegative value in points. To remove the caps from the error bars, set CapSize to 0.

Example: errorbar(x,y,err,"CapSize",10)

LineWidth — Line width

0.5 (default) | positive value

Line width, specified as a positive value in points, where 1 point = 1/72 of an inch. If the line has markers, then the line width also affects the marker edges.

The line width cannot be thinner than the width of a pixel. If you set the line width to a value that is less than the width of a pixel on your system, the line displays as one pixel wide.

More About

Specifying Coordinates as Combinations of Vectors and Matrices

errorbar accepts combinations of vectors and matrices for plotting multiple sets of coordinates in the same axes.

Specify a vector and a matrix when the coordinates in one dimension are shared. The length of the vector must match one of the dimensions of the matrix. The rows (or columns) of the matrix are plotted against the vector. For example, you can specify the x-coordinates as an m-element vector and the y-coordinates as an m-by-n matrix. MATLAB displays n plots in the same axes that share the same x-coordinates.

Specify two matrices when the coordinates are different among all the plots in both dimensions. Both matrices must have the same size and orientation. The columns of the matrices are plotted against each other.

Extended Capabilities

GPU Arrays

Accelerate code by running on a graphics processing unit (GPU) using Parallel Computing Toolbox™.

The errorbar function supports GPU array input with these usage notes and limitations:

• This function accepts GPU arrays, but does not run on a GPU.

For more information, see Run MATLAB Functions on a GPU (Parallel Computing Toolbox).

Distributed Arrays

Partition large arrays across the combined memory of your cluster using Parallel Computing Toolbox™.

Usage notes and limitations:

• This function operates on distributed arrays, but executes in the client MATLAB.

For more information, see Run MATLAB Functions with Distributed Arrays (Parallel Computing Toolbox).

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

R2022b: Plot multiple data sets at once using matrices

The errorbar function now accepts the same combinations of matrices and vectors as the plot function does. As a result, you can plot multiple data sets at once rather than calling the hold function between plotting commands.