Error Scan Mode
xyscan provides
not only an easy way to scan data points but also error bars. You can either treat the errors as asymmetric or symmetric
depending on the values selected in the Error Scan Mode tab
in the Tool Box (see below). However, even in the symmetric case, upper and lower
(left and right) error bars are always scanned separately. xyscan provides
different ways to derive symmetric errors from asymmetric ones.
The error scan modes are:
No Scan
- No error bar scan will be performed.
Asymmetric
- Lower and upper (left and right) error bars are scanned and stored separately.
Symmetric(mean)
- Lower
and upper (left and right) error bars are scanned separately
but only the average (arithmetic mean) of both is recorded.
Choose this option if you are sure the errors are symmetric and you want
to increase the precision on the obtained values.
Symmetric (max)
- Lower
and upper (left and right) error bars are scanned but only
the largest of the two is stored. Choose this option when
you want to play safe and especially if the image/plot is
of pour quality.
