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I have not encountered box-and-whisker plots in my work, only in the occasional article I have read. I cannot recall if I have encountered histograms, which probably means not much/at all.
I think histograms are easier to understand than box-and-whisker plots. I think the distribution we’ve discussed of bar graphs works for a lay person quite well.
I agree with Maryann – a line graph would be great to see trends over the course of a year. It would work for total membership, or you could have employee and dependents in separate lines to see if the trends are different. Finally, Since there are different trends for Eastern and Northern, I would think you would want to show the trends on the same graph, but with different lines.
The definition Few proposes is “A dashboard is a visual display of the most important information needed to achieve one or more objectives; consolidated and arranged on a single screen so the information can be
monitored at a glance.” Given these factors, the maternity dashboards discussed in the WHO article do reach this stated objective. The dashboard visually displays accurate and timely information that informs the work that is happening in the hospitals, and staff is able to easily monitor through a color-coded system clinical outcomes.
