The radar chart is able to represent more than two variables in a single chart. In this chart, the multiple axes all start at the same point. The radar chart can be used to make comparisons between series based on their score on a set of variables. In this way outliers can be quickly discovered and analyzed. The following screenshot represents a radar chart:
Open a new file in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards and enter the data, as shown in the following screenshot, into the spreadsheet:
Our dataset has two series and five categories. The chart has an axis for each category, and on these axes, the accompanying values are plotted for each series. The values of a series are connected with a line.
The filled radar chart component does the same job as the radar chart component and has the same configuration options. The only difference in the filled radar chart component is that the area between the connected value points is filled with a color. As the following figure shows, the overlap area stands out as it is darker: