{"id":19442,"date":"2022-11-10T09:24:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T08:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/?p=19442"},"modified":"2022-12-21T15:31:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T14:31:56","slug":"we-built-a-radar-chart-but-remain-sceptical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/en\/2022\/11\/we-built-a-radar-chart-but-remain-sceptical\/","title":{"rendered":"We built a radar chart; but remain sceptical"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At graphomate, we are known for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/en\/products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>graphomate<\/strong> <strong>suite<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/en\/products\/graphomate-tiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>graphomate<\/strong> <strong>tiles<\/strong><\/a><strong> &#8211;<\/strong> standard visualisation components that can be purchased and used \u201coff-the-shelf&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is less well known is that we also put together <a href=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/en\/products\/graphomate-individuals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">custom visualisations<\/a> to meet the more exacting requirements of some of our clients. To top it all &#8211;<a> <\/a>based on our architecture &#8211; these components work straight out-of-the-box on every BI platform we currently support &#8211; <strong>Power BI<\/strong>, <strong>SAC<\/strong>, <strong>Tableau <\/strong>and <strong>MS365<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some time ago, we received a request from a consulting partner to develop a <strong>customised radar chart<\/strong> (also known as a web chart, spider chart or network diagram) that produced identical results on all BI platforms. For the sake of academic rigour, in this article we shall analyse the radar chart in a bit more detail and see where some of its drawbacks and disadvantages lie, but also where it can be genuinely useful as a visualisation tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why radar charts?<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Consultants and academics tend to like presenting their results with radar charts due to their being &#8220;nice and round&#8221; and &#8220;eye-catchy&#8221; as depicted in these illustrations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-beispiel-1.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"Radar-Chart Beispiel 1 \/\/ radar-chart example 1\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-beispiel-1.png\" alt=\"Radar-Chart\" class=\"wp-image-19417\"\/><\/a><figcaption>radar chart example 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-beispiel-2.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"Radar-Chart Beispiel 2 \/\/ radar chart example 2\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-beispiel-2.png\" alt=\"Radar-Chart\" class=\"wp-image-19419\"\/><\/a><figcaption>radar chart example 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally speaking, radar charts have a place low down on our list of good visualisations. The employees of a Dutch environmental agency, whose examples I use below, agree. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbl.nl\/publications\/visualising-knowledge\">Visualising knowledge | PBL Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Some examples of why we view radar charts critically<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The basic problem is that even though the lines and areas catch the viewer&#8217;s eye, the information shown lies in the intersections of the axes. This leads to some drawbacks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.  <strong>The shape of the connected data points is completely arbitrary<\/strong><br>If you change the order of the axes, you get completely different areas with the same data.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-vergleich-flaechen.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"Radar-Charts Vergleich nach Fl\u00e4chen \/\/ radar charts comparison by areas\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-vergleich-flaechen.png\" alt=\"Drei Radar-Charts mit verschieden gro\u00dfen blauen Fl\u00e4chen\" class=\"wp-image-19425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-vergleich-flaechen.png 720w, https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-vergleich-flaechen-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>radar charts comparison by areas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>2. <strong>High values are displayed too large<\/strong><br>The area that results from large values is misleading due to the larger distance between the axes at the outer edge of the diagram.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-vergleich-werte.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"Radar-Charts Vergleich nach Werten \/\/ radar charts comparison by values\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-vergleich-werte.png\" alt=\"Drei Radar-Charts mit verschieden gro\u00dfen blauen Fl\u00e4chen\" class=\"wp-image-19429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-vergleich-werte.png 720w, https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-vergleich-werte-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>radar charts comparison by values<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>3. <strong>Linkages between categories are misleading<\/strong><br>As with line charts, the radar chart appears to show a relationship between categories when it connects the data points even when no such relationships actually exist.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-verknuepfung-katergorien.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"Radar-Charts Beziehung der Kategorien \/\/ radar charts categories relationship\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-verknuepfung-katergorien.png\" alt=\"Links ein Liniendigram-Rechts ein Radar-Charts\" class=\"wp-image-19431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-verknuepfung-katergorien.png 720w, https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-verknuepfung-katergorien-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>radar charts categories relationship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>4. <strong>Lines cannot be interpreted because of the radial arrangement<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>An increasing trend cannot be discerned in this radar chart, but it can be clearly seen in the line chart.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-vergleich-linien.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"Radar-Chart im Vergleich Liniendiagramm \/\/ radar charts comparison by line chart\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-vergleich-linien.png\" alt=\"Links ein Radar-Chart mit Linien-Rechts ein Liniendiagramm\" class=\"wp-image-19427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-vergleich-linien.png 605w, https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-vergleich-linien-300x120.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>radar charts comparison by line chart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As always, the devil is in the detail!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the way, the points of criticism above are also valid for all kinds of polar diagrams &#8211; e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/en\/2022\/04\/my-dataviz-heros-2-5-florence-nightingale-the-lady-with-the-lamb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florence Nightingale&#8217;s Rose-Chart: My DataViz-hero (2\/5): Florence Nightingale \u2013 The Lady with the lamp.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What do the experts say about radar charts?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/en\/2022\/06\/meine-dataviz-heldinnen-3-5-willard-c-brinton-der-unbekannte-pionier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Willard C. Brinton<\/a><\/strong>, one of my heroes of data visualisation, opined in 1914 that radar charts belong on &#8220;&#8230;the scrap heap.&#8221; and that bar charts are always preferable to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> \u201cThis type of chart should be banished to the scrap heap.<\/p><p>&nbsp;Charts on rectangular ruling are easier to draw and easier to understand.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/willard-cope-brinton_radar-chart.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"Radar Chart von Willard Cope Brinton\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/willard-cope-brinton_radar-chart.png\" alt=\"graphomate Held Willard Cope Brinton Radar Chart\" class=\"wp-image-18652\"\/><\/a><figcaption>radar chart by Willard Cope Brinton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/balkendiagramm.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"einfaches Balkendiagramm\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/balkendiagramm.png\" alt=\"Balkendiagramm\" class=\"wp-image-19413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/balkendiagramm.png 359w, https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/balkendiagramm-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>simple bar chart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Criticised for a hundred years, radar charts have nevertheless evolved into an indispensable part of any consultant\u2019s presentation. Bar charts are simply too boring, and nice round charts will at least have the ability to hold the viewer\u2019s attention &#8211; or so the current thinking goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Does the radar chart have any redeeming values?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A useful application of radar charts can be an analysis of outliers or in the form of small multiples. Additionally, if cyclic and non-linear data are visualised, e.g., wind strengths by wind direction, radar charts can provide a powerful and meaningful visualisation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-beispiel-windstaerken.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"Radar-Chart Beispiel Windst\u00e4rken \/\/ radar chart example wind strengths by wind direction\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-beispiel-windstaerken.png\" alt=\"Grafik Visualisierung Windst\u00e4rken zu Windrichtung\" class=\"wp-image-19423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-beispiel-windstaerken.png 392w, https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/radar-chart-beispiel-windstaerken-300x246.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>radar chart example  wind strengths by wind direction<br>(Source:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/270584279_An_assessment_of_Wind_Power_Potential_in_Osmaniye_Turkey\">Wind Power Potential in Turkey<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the radar chart that we developed on behalf of our client which meets their requirements quite well and works without any problems on all major BI platforms:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/graphomate-radar-chart.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"graphomate Radar-Chart\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"328\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/graphomate-radar-chart.png\" alt=\"Ansicht eines Radar-Chart\" class=\"wp-image-19415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/graphomate-radar-chart.png 328w, https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/graphomate-radar-chart-300x253.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>graphomate Radar-Chart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Feel free to contact us if there are visualisation requirements that cannot be implemented with standard tools. We at graphomate will do our very best to build it, regardless of your requirements!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May good dataviz be with you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ccbync.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graphomate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ccbync.png\" alt=\"ccbync\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This file is licenced under the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/3.0\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Creative Commons-Licence<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At graphomate, we are known for graphomate suite and graphomate tiles &#8211; standard visualisation components that can be purchased and used \u201coff-the-shelf&#8221;. 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