My Human Factors lecturer taught us that analog displays are better for relative amounts, and digital displays are better for absolute amounts.
And that moving-bar displays are better for telling you if you are driving at a safe speed,
and digital displays are better for telling you if you are driving at a legal speed,
and that clock-dial speedometers are a comprimise between the two.
The hospital I was in a while back had an analog clock in every room. I would attach more significance to that if the clocks had all worked, but they didn’t.