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Spider Charts

Spider charts (also known as radar charts) plot variations in multiple data series that represent the same factors. The multiple variables are plotted along the chart spokes (axes) from the center of the chart. Lines connect the spokes at the position of each data object, forming a spiral around the center.

Stacked Area Spiders

Stacked area spider in which the positions of data points along each spoke represent the running sum of the corresponding variable, scaled to unity
Stacked area spider with equal scaling, in which values of spokes are equally scaled relative to the one with largest value

A Stacked Area Spider Chart With Equal Scaling

A Stacked Area Spider Chart Scaled to Unity

Line & Color-Filled Spiders

Line spider in which the positions of data points along each spoke represent their actual values, scaled to unity
Line spider with equal scaling, in which values of spokes are equally scaled relative to the one with largest value
The filled spider displays the same information as the line spider, but different categories are filled by color

A Filled Spider Chart With Equal Scaling

A Line Spider Chart With Equal Scaling

Specific varieties of line spider charts are provided for:

Data that are inherently obtained as percentage values
Plotting variations in multiple data series while transforming the data to percentage values