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Benjamin Disraeli famously said, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Wikipedia defines statistics as “a mathematical science pertaining to the collection, analysis, interpretation or explanation, and presentation of data. It is applicable to a wide variety of academic disciplines, from the physical and social sciences to the humanities. Statistics are also used for making informed decisions.” The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) have defined six competencies that residents must develop during their education, including the ability to locate, appraise, and assimilate evidence from scientific studies related to patient problems and…