Sunday, July 17, 2011

Star plots


A star plot, also known as a radar chart, takes multiple variables and makes them different axes. Then, by entering various numerical relations about the variables, a webbing effect is made that shows their correlation. This is a simple two dimensional or three dimensional way to plot something incredibly complex. Seeing these variables put together makes understanding a correlation easier in an alternative way. The example of a star plot here shows how different rings on a polar coordinate system can be fused with axes and various colors to explain a complicated mess of variables and their associated relationships.

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