https://coffepowered.github.io/tags/matplotlib/Recent content in Matplotlib on AW — notes & thoughtsHugo -- gohugo.ioit-ITAndrea RuggeriniAndrea RuggeriniFri, 11 Mar 2022 21:28:43 -0500https://coffepowered.github.io/blogs/complex-radar-python/Fri, 11 Mar 2022 21:28:43 -0500https://coffepowered.github.io/blogs/complex-radar-python/<p>A radar (or spider) chart is a convenient method of displaying multivariate data in a form of 2-dimensional chart.</p> <p>When I say convenient, I mean it is particularly well-accepted by people and gives a good intuition when comparing different items/subjects.</p> <p>Think about comparing 2 (or more) football players in terms of dribbling, running speed, shots and pressure. Even with only four variables bar plot would become cumbersome to deal with and not immediate to perceive. That&rsquo;s why they are particularly <a href="https://statsbomb.com/articles/soccer/revisiting-radars/">popular in sports analytics</a>.</p>