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Among the literature, some line charts use mean/SE but others use mean/SD. Which is correct or better?

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    It depends on whether you are trying to indicate to the devil the variation in values or uncertainty in the estimate of the mean – Henry Oct 11 '12 at 21:07
  • Neither is better as long as you are clear as to what you have done. – Peter Flom Oct 11 '12 at 21:32
  • Related questions of interest, [Follow up: In a mixed within-between ANOVA plot estimated SEs or actual SEs?](http://stats.stackexchange.com/q/2067/1036), and [Analyze and visualize participants response towards particular condition](http://stats.stackexchange.com/q/22731/1036). – Andy W Oct 11 '12 at 21:51

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This is a popular paper (it is the second most popular paper on Mendeley) on the subject of error bars and SD vs. SE, aimed at biologists - so it is pretty simple :) .

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