Radar plots: a useful way for presenting multivariate health care data.

摘要: Abstract Objective Health care researchers have not taken full advantage of the potential to effectively convey meaning in their multivariate data through graphical presentation. The aim this paper is translate knowledge from fields analytical chemistry, toxicology, and marketing research field medicine by introducing radar plot, a useful display method for data. Study Design Setting Descriptive study based on literature review. Results plotting technique described, examples are used illustrate only its programming language, but also differences tabular bar chart approaches compared radar-graphed displays. Conclusion Radar graphing, form radial could great utility presentation health-related research, especially situations which there large numbers independent variables, possibly with different measurement scales. This has particular relevance who wish degree multiple-group similarity/consensus, or group multiple variables single display.