Radar graphs, also known as spider graphs or star plots, offer a compelling way to visualize multivariate data. They effectively compare the values of different variables for a single subject or category. Each variable is represented by an axis radiating from the center, allowing for a quick visual comparison of relative strengths and weaknesses across the data points. Applications span diverse fields, from performance analysis in sports and business to showcasing product features or comparing survey results. The visual nature facilitates easy interpretation of complex data sets, making radar graphs a popular choice for data representation and communication.
<html> <head> <!-- Include the CanvasXpress library in your HTML file --> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.canvasxpress.org/dist/canvasXpress.css" type="text/css"/> <script src="https://www.canvasxpress.org/dist/canvasXpress.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <!-- Create a canvas element for the chart with the desired dimensions --> <div> <canvas id="canvasId" width="600" height="600"></canvas> </div> <!-- Create a script to initialize the chart --> <script> // Use a data frame (2D-array) for the graph var data = [ [ "Id", "V1", "V2", "V3", "V4", "Factor4", "Factor6", "Factor3", "Factor1", "Factor2", "Factor5"], [ "S1", 5, 95, 25, 55, 5, 10, "Lev : X", "Lev : 1", "Lev : A", 8], [ "S2", 10, 80, 30, 40, 10, 20, "Lev : X", "Lev : 2", "Lev : B", 16], [ "S3", 25, 75, 45, 35, 15, 30, "Lev : Y", "Lev : 3", "Lev : A", 24], [ "S4", 40, 70, 60, 30, 20, 40, "Lev : Y", "Lev : 1", "Lev : B", 32], [ "S5", 45, 55, 65, 15, 25, 50, "Lev : Z", "Lev : 2", "Lev : A", 40], [ "S6", 50, 40, 70, 1, 30, 60, "Lev : Z", "Lev : 3", "Lev : B", 48 ] ]; // Create the configuration for the graph var config = { "circularArc" : 360, "circularRotate" : 0, "circularType" : "radar", "colorScheme" : "Bootstrap", "graphType" : "Circular", "legendKeyBackgroundBorderColor" : "rgba(255,255,255,0)", "legendKeyBackgroundColor" : "rgba(255,255,255,0)", "legendPosition" : "top", "ringGraphType" : ["area"], "showTransition" : false, "title" : "Radar - Area", "transitionStep" : 50, "transitionTime" : 1500, "xAxis" : ["V1", "V2", "V3", "V4"] } // Event used to create graph (optional) var events = false // Call the CanvasXpress function to create the graph var cX = new CanvasXpress("canvasId", data, config, events); </script> </body> </html>
<html> <head> <!-- Include the CanvasXpress library in your HTML file --> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.canvasxpress.org/dist/canvasXpress.css" type="text/css"/> <script src="https://www.canvasxpress.org/dist/canvasXpress.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <!-- Create a canvas element for the chart with the desired dimensions --> <div> <canvas id="canvasId" width="600" height="600"></canvas> </div> <!-- Create a script to initialize the chart --> <script> // Create the data for the graph var data = { "x" : { "Factor1" : ["Lev : 1","Lev : 2","Lev : 3","Lev : 1","Lev : 2","Lev : 3"], "Factor2" : ["Lev : A","Lev : B","Lev : A","Lev : B","Lev : A","Lev : B"], "Factor3" : ["Lev : X","Lev : X","Lev : Y","Lev : Y","Lev : Z","Lev : Z"], "Factor4" : [5,10,15,20,25,30], "Factor5" : [8,16,24,32,40,48], "Factor6" : [10,20,30,40,50,60] }, "y" : { "data" : [ [5,10,25,40,45,50], [95,80,75,70,55,40], [25,30,45,60,65,70], [55,40,35,30,15,1] ], "desc" : ["Magnitude1","Magnitude2"], "smps" : ["S1","S2","S3","S4","S5","S6"], "vars" : ["V1","V2","V3","V4"] }, "z" : { "Annt1" : ["Desc : 1","Desc : 2","Desc : 3","Desc : 4"], "Annt2" : ["Desc : A","Desc : B","Desc : A","Desc : B"], "Annt3" : ["Desc : X","Desc : X","Desc : Y","Desc : Y"], "Annt4" : [5,10,15,20], "Annt5" : [8,16,24,32], "Annt6" : [10,20,30,40] } } // Create the configuration for the graph var config = { "circularArc" : 360, "circularRotate" : 0, "circularType" : "radar", "colorScheme" : "Bootstrap", "graphType" : "Circular", "legendKeyBackgroundBorderColor" : "rgba(255,255,255,0)", "legendKeyBackgroundColor" : "rgba(255,255,255,0)", "legendPosition" : "top", "ringGraphType" : ["area"], "showTransition" : false, "title" : "Radar - Area", "transitionStep" : 50, "transitionTime" : 1500, "xAxis" : ["V1", "V2", "V3", "V4"] } // Event used to create graph (optional) var events = false // Call the CanvasXpress function to create the graph var cX = new CanvasXpress("canvasId", data, config, events); </script> </body> </html>
library(canvasXpress) y=read.table("https://www.canvasxpress.org/data/r/cX-generic-dat.txt", header=TRUE, sep="\t", quote="", row.names=1, fill=TRUE, check.names=FALSE, stringsAsFactors=FALSE) x=read.table("https://www.canvasxpress.org/data/r/cX-generic-smp.txt", header=TRUE, sep="\t", quote="", row.names=1, fill=TRUE, check.names=FALSE, stringsAsFactors=FALSE) z=read.table("https://www.canvasxpress.org/data/r/cX-generic-var.txt", header=TRUE, sep="\t", quote="", row.names=1, fill=TRUE, check.names=FALSE, stringsAsFactors=FALSE) canvasXpress( data=y, smpAnnot=x, varAnnot=z, circularArc=360, circularRotate=0, circularType="radar", colorScheme="Bootstrap", graphType="Circular", legendKeyBackgroundBorderColor="rgba(255,255,255,0)", legendKeyBackgroundColor="rgba(255,255,255,0)", legendPosition="top", ringGraphType=list("area"), showTransition=FALSE, title="Radar - Area", transitionStep=50, transitionTime=1500, xAxis=list("V1", "V2", "V3", "V4") )