[Abigail Outterson]

In the Eastern zone, Curative Care is the most frequent and Inpatient Medical and Inpatient Obstetrics are the least frequent. In the Northern zone, Curative Care is the most frequent and Speech Therapy is the least frequent. I would use a horizontal bar graph to show these rankings, with most frequent on top and least frequent on the bottom.

[Abigail Outterson]

I would use a line graph for all three options to show trends over time.

[Abigail Outterson]

The Mpilo Central Hospital dashboard seemed to me to be a great real-world example of a dashboard according to Stephen Few’s definition. The color-coded format and focus on crucial measures and set targets made actionable information accessible to the staff who had the power to make the necessary differences and see them reflected in the data.

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