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To follow using our example, download Create a Radar Chart.xlsxThis article applies to Excel 2007 and later versions. Our table conveys the information, but doesn’t really help us understand which vendor might perform best overall, if any do. We have gathered information from three different vendors and given each a performance score of 1-100 in eight areas that are important to us such as reliability and maintenance costs. We are going to create a chart that will help us choose a new phone system for our office. You could use it to see how temperatures change in multiple locations over the course of a year, or quickly compare products in several different areas. The Radar Chart, also sometimes called a spider or star chart, lets you compare multiple items against multiple criteria. But there’s a less well-known chart out there that can pack a lot of information into a single, visually powerful image. Pie charts, bar charts and line charts are familiar friends to Excel users. Categories: Charts, Excel® Tags: how to make a radar chart