A radar chart (sometimes known as a spider chart) plots variables by providing an axis for each variable, arranged radially (like bicycle spokes) around a central point. A radar chart is particularly useful for charting matrix results, i.e., plotting two dimensions against each other). It is also useful for plotting monthly performance, where each 'spoke' is a month.
Typically, column headings in the grid become labels around the radar chart. Rows become the lines and legend of your radar chart. The first measure selected displays as labels on the vertical radius of your radar chart. In summary view, only current and previous columns (or stream and variance stream) are charted as the lines and legend of your radar chart, and rows (e.g. months) become the circumference labels.
To use
Set up your analysis as required in the grid and select Chart. Once you are in chart view, choose Radar from the list of icons.
Example
Display a matrix of Product Groups vs Sales Reps as a radar chart
From the grid, choose the Product Groups dimension. Select the product groups you'd like to include, and click Matrix.
Go to the Sales Reps dimension. Select reps (in this example, we selected the top 5 reps).
Choose Chart and select Radar.
Observations: Fred and Alan perform strongly in Power, but are weaker in both Outside Lights and Lights and Lamps. Harry sells lots of Outside Lights, but performs poorly with Controls. Eugene and Harry have significantly weaker all-round sales results than the other reps.
Display straight lines
You can display the lines between each point on the chart as straight, rather than curved (the default is curved). To do this tick the Straight lines option.
