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Graphs and Error Bars

When plotting points on a graph, the uncertainty is included in the form of ``error bars'' which look like this:

$$\parbox{0.66in}{\begin{center} \lq\lq Best \\ estimate'' \end{cen . . . . . . \% probability of \lq\lq true'' value being within this region. }$$