It’s easy to lie with statistics

In a recent study, it was shown that Chick-Fil-A had the fastest drive-thru speeds of all similar restaurants.

The exact same study also showed that Chick-Fil-A had the slowest drive-thru speeds of all similar restaurants.

How is that possible? Both of those statements are true, and both are accurate. In the study in question, it was determined that Chick-Fil-A had the longest total wait time in drive-thru lines (“the slowest”), but handled each car much more quickly than any other restaurant (“the fastest”). As you may have gathered, they simply…