Results Table Generator

Create properly formatted data tables for your science investigations — ready for Google Sheets or Excel.

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Independent Variable

The variable you deliberately change in your experiment

Variable Name

Unit of Measurement

Type or choose from suggestions

Measurement Uncertainty (±)

Leave blank if not applicable

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Measurement uncertainty is the range within which the true value of a measurement is expected to lie. For example, if a thermometer reads to the nearest 1 °C, the uncertainty is ±0.5 °C. It is typically half the smallest division on your measuring instrument.

Start Value

End Value

Interval

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Dependent Variable

The variable you measure in response to changes in the IV

Variable Name

Unit of Measurement

Type or choose from suggestions

Measurement Uncertainty (±)

Leave blank if not applicable

Number of Trials (Repeats)

A minimum of 3 trials is recommended for reliable results

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Statistical Analysis

Choose which measure of variability to include

Standard Deviation (SD) Measures the spread of your data around the mean. Use this when you want to describe how variable your individual measurements are. This is the most common choice for reporting results in science coursework and lab reports.

Standard Error (SE) Measures the precision of your mean. Use this when you want to show how confident you are in your calculated average — for example, when comparing means between different experimental groups or drawing error bars on a graph. SE is always smaller than SD.

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Quick guide: Writing a lab report and describing your raw results? → Use SD. Comparing mean values between groups and adding error bars? → Use SE. If in doubt, SD is usually the safer choice.

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Your Results Table

Preview your formatted table, then download as an Excel file