To clarify, I (article author) am not aware of any scenarios in which a box plot would be a better choice than simpler chart types, even for very sophisticated

To clarify, I (article author) am not aware of any scenarios in which a box plot would be a better choice than simpler chart types, even for very sophisticated audiences. From the article: "Other reviewers suggested that the conclusion [of this article] should be that box plots are a useful chart type, but only for statistically savvy audiences. Again, I’m going a step further, suggesting that even those audiences would be better served by other chart types in virtually all situations."