A spider chart is a great graphic way to compare results from different questions and visualize performance, for example between school subjects or departments of a business.
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ReportR DistributR You can include as many axes as you want, but the most visually appealing and clear would be between three and six axes. The example below uses five axes and personalized results from the survey to show the amount of potential savings for different household categories.
This guide will teach you:
1. Add a spider chart to the page
To add a spider chart widget to the page, all you have to do is click on it and drag and drop it on the page.
Once you add the widget, a pop-up window will open where you can setup the chart.
2. Setup the chart
A spider chart is basically a column chart where the x-axis has been reduced to a single point and and the y-axis is shown around that one point. This means instead of the height of a data point, it is now represented as the distance to the center of the chart.
To achieve this, we use the same spreadsheet-like setup as a line chart.
- A column holds all data for a single line or area (a data series)
- A row represents a topic that is being evaluated
When the modal window opens, you'll see the following settings:
Example
- This shows how the data will be represented. Later in this guide we'll be inputting that data into a table.
Chart Title
- You can (optionally) set a title for this chart.
Axis Options
- Determine the interval between lines. Setting this to 1 will draw a line for every single value (0, 1, 2, 3, 4,...). Setting it to 2 will draw only 1 line for every 2 values (0, 2, 4,...).
- The maximum height of the axis determines the highest value this chart will show.
Display Type
- You can show the chart as a polygon (spider) or a circle (radar).
General Settings
- Place your legend at the bottom or at the right side of the chart.
- You can also choose to hide the data points. This will only show the lines, but not put the actual values on the chart.
Scroll down to see the table where you can enter your data.
Click on the "+ Add row" and "+ Add column" buttons to create new rows and buttons.
New rows will be blank. They can be named by clicking on the empty cell. In the past we referred to a row as "axis".
New columns will have default settings such as the name "Column x", the color black and represented as a line. Clicking on the that cell will allow you to change those settings. In the past, we referred to a column as "serie".
You can also remove rows and columns by clicking the X in the top-right corner of those cells.
Just adding a row and a column without changing anything, will get you here:
Continue adding rows and columns for all data you want to show.
Then, click on the empty cells to start adding values.
- Click a second time on the selected cell to enter a static number using your keyboard.
- Click on the "+ Add variables" button above the table at the right side of the screen to select a variable. This variable will be resolved when the report is generated.
3. Additional settings
Select the widget and then at the right of the screen click on the gear button. The widget list will be replaced by the additional settings.
Here you can find the following settings:
1. ID
This is the ID of the widget.
2. Name
You can name your widget in order to identify it easier.
3. Rules
You can add your widget logic rules to ensure that your content will be visible only when the conditions are true.
When you click the Edit rule button a new pop-up window will appear.
Select from the dropdown menu the option you want, and then fill in all the required fields. Once you add everything you can click the Submit button.
Your content will not be displayed on the page anymore, instead of the content you will be able to see the widget logic rules.
If you would like to edit your content again just click on the rule and the widget will expand. To edit the rule you would have to click on the Edit rule at the settings.
This is the window where you can delete the rule by clicking on the Delete rule button.
4. Margins
Add margins to create space around elements and move them in your page. By default the margins are set to 0, but you can change that anytime and add the margin you prefer.
You can add margins left and right to make your chart smaller. The bigger the margins, the smaller the chart. Note that the margins should be equal, in order for the chart to be centered in the page.
5. Background color
You can change the background color of this specific widget by clicking the color selector.
Once you click it the background color selector will expand and you will be able to select the color you want or add the color hex.
To save just click Apply color.
6. Chart settings
You can change the default title and label font size if you want. This is very useful if you are placing your chart inside a column, or you adjust its size. In this case you will have a smaller chart but your text will still be readable.
4. Additional buttons
When you click on your widget, 4 blue buttons appear.
The Arrow allows you to move between the different layers of the page. For example if you add a widget in a column then you have 3 layers: the page, the column and the widget. The arrow allows you to quickly select a different layer.
The second icon, the four arrow sign, allows you to move your widget up or down to the page.
The third icon, the page, allows you to copy this widget and the forth icon, the bin, to delete it.
What's next?
- Renewed Report Builder-Bubble chart: The bubble chart widget allows your respondents to see their results from different questions but also compare them to other components. A bubble chart stands out because it allows a comparison between three variables.
Renewed Report Builder-Bar chart: Add a Bar Chart widget to your customized report to show respondents' results or another data set at a glance. This way you will display your data with rectangular bars. It allows you to show data separated into categories with relative numbers.
- Renewed Report Builder-Gauge chart: Add a gauge chart to your personalized PDF report to represent average or actual scores or percentage results for question blocks or formulas. Respondents can see at a glance if they've scored towards the top-end or bottom-end of the scale. It allows you to display a large data set visually.
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