Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Star Plot


A Star Plot graphically analyzes data by examining the relative behavior of all variables in a multivariate data set.  The Star Plot consists of radii that represent a different variable in the data set.  (In this case,  letter identification, concepts about principles, writing vocabulary, word reading, and hearing recording are the variables represented.)  The Star Plot gets its name from the interconnecting that cuts across each radii at the data length and gives the plot its unique appearance.   The length of a particular radii is proportional to the magnitude of the variable.