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How to create a stacked bar plot with error bars?

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Hello,
I have a set of data split into two uneven categories. Each category contains measurements for three variables: total, organic and inorganic.
I would like to create a stacked bar plot (with a single bar on the xaxis for each category). Within each bar, I would like to plot the organic and inorganic values as stacked. If possible, I would also like to have an error bar appear at the top of each bar displaying +/- 1 standard deviation for the averaged total.
I tried by starting to plot one of the values in a bar graph, and received an error that xdata cannot contain duplicate values:
x = B(1:59,3) %Where B is the predefined excel file; B(1:36,3) = 1 and B(37:59,3) = 2
T = B(1:59,9) %Total values
O = B(1:59,10) %Organic values
I = B(1:59,8) %Inorganic values
for x = B(1:36,3)
y = (1:36,10) %Organic values
figure(1)
bar(x,y1)
end
Any suggestions or insight are welcome; this is my first time attempting a simple bar plot.
Cheers
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Star Strider
Star Strider on 2 Dec 2017
Please provide an illustration of the sort of plot you want as the result.
The reason for asking is that standard error (or confidence interval) bars on a stacked bar plot would be difficult for someone looking at the plot to interpret. A reviewer/referree (and I have been one) might not accept a paper with confusing graphics.

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