Robert Heaps

Skittles Project Part II

Distribution of 1094 Skittles

Red
Orange

215

238

Yellow
Green
206

218

Purple

217

Distribution of 1094 Skittles

250
240

238

230
218

220

217

215

210

206

200
190
Purple

Green

Yellow

Red

Orange

The purpose of this project is to utilize the techniques learned in Math 1040 in order
to statistically analyze data and solve problems regarding information gathered
from a number of bags of Skittles.

Robert Heaps
Skittles Project Part II

MY SAMPLE
Red Orange
Yellow Green Purple Total
10
13
11
12
9
55
TOTALS
Red

Orange
215

206

Yellow
217

Green
218

Purple
238

CLASS
Total
1094

Robert Heaps
Skittles Project Part II
The graphs werent what I expected to see. Before I was exposed to the class
data, I only had my own sample to go off of, so I thought the class sample would
follow roughly the same proportions. My bag of Skittles does not show any pattern
similar to the overall class sample. My samples largest from smallest is Orange,
Green, Yellow, Red, and Purple. The class samples is: Purple, Green, Yellow, Red,
Orange.

Organizing and Display of Quantitative Data

Mean: 60.778
Standard Deviation: 2.98
Minimum: 55
First Quartile: 59
Median: 61
Third Quartile: 62
Maximum: 67

Categorical data is when information is grouped together according to

property. Quantitative data sorts information by their numbers. Pie charts are great
for quantitative data, while bar graphs are well suited for categorical data.
Calculations such as the mean, median, first quartile, third quartile, etc., does not
make sense for categorical data.