Radar charts

Last updated: Apr 26, 2024

Radar charts

Radar charts compare multiple quantitative variables and are useful for visualizing which variables have similar values, or if outliers exist among the variables. Radar charts consists of a sequence of spokes, with each spoke representing a single variable. Radar Charts are also useful for determining which variables are scoring high or low within a data set.

Creating a simple radar chart

In the Chart Type section, click the Radar icon.
The canvas updates to display a radar chart template.
Select a Columns variable from the drop-down list.
Note: Click Add another column to include more columns. At least three columns variables must be defined.
Click the Save visualization in the project control. Select Create a new asset or Append to existing asset. Provide a Visualization asset name, an optional description, and a chart name.
Click Apply to save the visualization to the project. The new visualization asset is now available on the Assets tab.

Options

Category

Select a categorical (nominal or ordinal) variable. If you select None as the category values, all values are shown separately, and no summary method is applied.

Summary

When a categorical variable is selected, the following summary statistics are available.

Count: Total number of cases.
Sum: Sum of the values.
Mean: Arithmetic average; the sum divided by the number of cases.
Maximum: Largest (highest) value.
Minimum: Smallest (lowest) value.

Radar Layout

Determines the background image layout for the radar chart:

Circle: When selected, the radar chart is drawn over a circular layout.
Polygon: When selected, the radar chart is drawn over a polygonal layout.

Split by

Select a categorical variable that creates a table of charts, with a cell for each category in the Split by variable. Like grouping, split by variables essentially add more dimensions to your chart by displaying information for each variable category.

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