The learner will identify the use of a radar chart as a problem-solving tool.
Problem-Solving Tools: The Radar Chart
What is the purpose of using a radar chart with your work team or office department?
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The radar chart indicates how fast employees pull into the company parking lot.
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The purpose of the radar chart is to describe how close one jet is to another during the final approach to the airport.
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The purpose of using a radar chart with your office team is to identify your team's strengths and weaknesses.
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What is the purpose of using a radar chart with your work team or office department?
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The purpose of using a radar chart with your office team is to identify your team's strengths and weaknesses.
Good problem-solving work teams must also be aware of the health of the team as a whole. The radar chart helps evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the team. For example, team members may want to measure attendance at meetings, their level of participation, their quality of communication, and their meeting effectiveness. After plotting the results on a radar chart, it will be easy to see which areas of concern the team needs to work on and which areas are doing just fine.
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What is the purpose of using a radar chart with your work team or office department?
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The purpose of using a radar chart with your office team is to identify your team's strengths and weaknesses.
Good problem-solving work teams must also be aware of the health of the team as a whole. The radar chart helps evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the team. For example, team members may want to measure attendance at meetings, their level of participation, their quality of communication, and their meeting effectiveness. After plotting the results on a radar chart, it will be easy to see which areas of concern the team needs to work on and which areas are doing just fine.
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Problem-Solving Tools: The Radar Chart
When should the problem-solving team use a radar chart?
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When should the problem-solving team use a radar chart?
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Any time the team wants to check its progress
The radar chart is a versatile tool and can be used whenever needed during the problem-solving process.
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When should the problem-solving team use a radar chart?
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Any time the team wants to check its progress
The radar chart is a versatile tool and can be used whenever needed during the problem-solving process.
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Problem-Solving Tools: The Radar Chart
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What is the optimal number of data points on a radar chart?
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4 to 8
The radar chart is a great visual illustration of measurement, so too many data points will take away from the positive effect. It is easier to focus on measuring four to eight variables with fewer data points.
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What is the optimal number of data points on a radar chart?
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4 to 8
The radar chart is a great visual illustration of measurement, so too many data points will take away from the positive effect. It is easier to focus on measuring four to eight variables with fewer data points.
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What is it about a radar chart that requires a team instead of just one individual contributor?
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What is it about a radar chart that requires a team instead of just one individual contributor?
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Each member of a team has his or her own perception of the "quality" of the team's performance. The more team members, the more diverse perceptions of the value or "quality."
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What is it about a radar chart that requires a team instead of just one individual contributor?
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Each member of a team has his or her own perception of the "quality" of the team's performance. The more team members, the more diverse perceptions of the value or "quality."
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What's the best way to describe what a radar chart looks like?
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What's the best way to describe what a radar chart looks like?
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A radar chart looks like a wheel with spokes.
The radar chart is shaped like a wheel. The number of spokes you use depends on the number of categories you want to rate. Remember, the usual number of spokes is between 4 and 8 (sometimes more, but not often less).
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What's the best way to describe what a radar chart looks like?
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A radar chart looks like a wheel with spokes.
The radar chart is shaped like a wheel. The number of spokes you use depends on the number of categories you want to rate. Remember, the usual number of spokes is between 4 and 8 (sometimes more, but not often less).
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How does the team decide which categories it wants to rate?
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How does the team decide which categories it wants to rate?
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The team picks the categories that best describe what it wants to measure.
The team picks the categories that best describe what it wants to measure. Examples are product quality, social value, and economic payback. The categories just need to be defined well and be able to be measured in some way. For example, a scale of 1 to 10 is often used, or percentages like 1% to 100%.
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How does the team decide which categories it wants to rate?
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The team picks the categories that best describe what it wants to measure.
The team picks the categories that best describe what it wants to measure. Examples are product quality, social value, and economic payback. The categories just need to be defined well and be able to be measured in some way. For example, a scale of 1 to 10 is often used, or percentages like 1% to 100%.
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How is a radar chart interpreted?
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How is a radar chart interpreted?
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Because the center of the radar chart represents 0, and the outside edge equals 10, the most positive category results are always higher than the others.
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How is a radar chart interpreted?
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Because the center of the radar chart represents 0, and the outside edge equals 10, the most positive category results are always higher than the others.
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Are all radar charts factual measurements?
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No
Radar chart results can be either objective or subjective. For example, an objective category may be the average attendance per team member, per meeting; a subjective category may be the "quality" of the team's discussions.
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Are all radar charts factual measurements?
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No
Radar chart results can be either objective or subjective. For example, an objective category may be the average attendance per team member, per meeting; a subjective category may be the "quality" of the team's discussions.
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