Radarchart
Purpose & Application
The radarchart is the best chart to compare two groups or more on several dimensions at the same time.
It allows you to get an overview of each group scores/performances by comparing their areas, and then to focus on specific dimension of the radar.
📝 For example, evaluate the success of two adverts on the same market metrics (awareness, consideration, purchase).
Use this chart when you want to compare the performances of several entities, on different metrics. It allows you to :
Compare the entities between themselves, overall and on a specific metric
Compare the metrics, and see where the best/worst scores are obtained
Key features
What makes this chart a killer story?
Units and precision give context about the values you are displaying: it is especially useful if you’re comparing metrics which are not straightly related.
Display values to help decision makers focus on what’s important. We know sometimes radarcharts can be difficult to read because of the multiple dimensions that can be displayed.. It allows your users to quickly read and understand this viz!
Order your viz to make relevant informations display first: do you want to look for the top movies profitability?
Display chart as parallel plot if your users are really not used to reading multidimensional charts, it allows you to show metrics in the same direction and makes easy to compare the shapes of each entities you’re analyzing
Fill series rather than outline to add some colors to your chart which can be a great way to highlight a specific entity or the average for example.
Configuration
*Mandatory parameters
Section | Option | Configuration tutorial |
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Dataset* | Select the dataset used by the chart | |
Label* | This will define the name of each of the bars you want to display. Select the column containing bar label | |
Value* | Select the column containing the value | |
Groups* | Your groups of choice | |
Legend | Display legend | Toggle to display legend |
Sort | Labels order | Allows you to select labels order |
Groups | Display all groups values | Allows you to display all groups values |
Groups | Default selected group | Allows to display a selected group |
Groups | Group(s) to fill rather than outline | Allows you to color the shape of one of your series |
Groups | Groups additional info | Add a legend to your groups |
Groups | Recycle groups colors | Reuse groups colors when chart data changes (filters changes for example) |
Display | Use same scale for every axis | Toggle to use the same scale for every axis |
Display | Overwrite default baseline | Type an integer to overwrite default baseline |
Display | Display chart as parallel plot | Toggle to change the display of the axis |
Display | Size | Define the chart size when having multiple ones |
Display | Mobile size | Define the chart size when having multiple ones on mobile |
Display | Custom css class | Set a custom CSS class to target this specific chart with CSS |
Tutorial | ID | Enter an ID. Change the ID to display the tutorial again. All tutorials with the same ID will be displayed only once. |
Tutorial | Message | Enter your message | This will be displayed to your users |
Tutorial | Always display this tutorial | By default the tutorial is shown once only |
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