One of my favorite lines from journalism school is, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."

(I'd find out years later it's actually attributed to British dandy – and two-time Prime Minister – Benjamin Disraeli.)

The point? You can make numbers tell whatever story you've already written in your head.

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