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My exposure to box-and-whisker plots is extremely limited. I would not have known how to interpret the data from them before this lesson.
I have seen histograms, but I have not had occasion to create them. I hope to be able to use them in my work going forward.
In my work, I have not had to display information beyond aggregate summaries. There has been very limited reason to display the information in dashboard formats. However, I am taking this class in order to show information to my boss and others how my department is doing, and to better represent information that can lead to better decisions.• The bar graph provides the information in a comparative method that allows the reader to view and interpreter the items in a way similar to reading. The information goes from left to right, with the higher/greater information on the right.
• For both groups, Curative Care was used most frequently.
• For Eastern, Inpatient Medical and Obstetrics were used the least, and Northern Speech Therapy was not used at all.The compare the aggregate of membership trends between the two groups of employees, the line graph was the simplest and least complicated option. When looking at three groups within the Eastern and Northern sets, as well as when comparing these two groups relative to the other, the vertical bar graph offered the best side-by-side comparison.
The WHO dataset is presented in a dashboard. At first glance, it may appear busy, but that does not mean that it does not achieve the standard outlined by Few for the character of a dashboard to be a provide the necessary information to make business decisions. The summary data is comprehensive, concise, and specific to the need. The metrics are outlined, the acceptable ranges are identified and flagged with colors that are easily understood by the reader, and it can be updated on a scheduled basis. Alexander expands on the standards that Few uses in his article. The WHO articles discusses the reasoning behind the dashboard, and its transition from one demographic group to another, and any considerations that needed to be made in that process. Multiple users can benefit from the data contained in the dashboard.
