automatically place sample size label above the error bar for each bar?

Question

[kurtwhittemore]

Is there some software that will allow me to create a bar graph which automatically places the sample size label above the error bar for each bar? I work in a biology lab, and I have to make a lot of bar graphs which would be suitable for a scientific journal publication. I usually make these graphs in Excel. However, I have to manually create text boxes to put the sample size above the error bar of each bar, and this can be time consuming. Ideally, I would also like the created graph to be editable in powerpoint. The sample size labels may need to be adjusted as well as the x and y axis labels.

[GenoMax]

Hello kurtwhittemore!

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Answer 1

[WouterDeCoster]

I think for all but editing in powerpoint ggplot2 in R will make you very happy for automatic, fully customized publication ready graphs.

Answer 2

[jotan]

You can try GraphPad Prism.

It doesn't do exactly what you want but it has a workaround http://www.graphpad.com/support/faq/i-want-to-put-the-actual-data-on-a-bar-graph/