Skittles Project, Part 2: Graphics

This Skittles project is a brief snapshot of our class data gathering. This shows the total
number of bags, the number of each individual colors of the total sample as well as the total
number of individual skittles candies in a 2.17 ounce bag sample. I was quite interesting to see
the differences and similarities in colors in each bag of skittles. Purple and Red are equal out of
the 30 bags.

RED ORANGE YELLOW GREEN PURPLE

20% 20% 20% 20% 20%

Expected
Proportion

20% 19.34% 19.01% 21.65% 20%

Observed
Proportion
3. Does the class data represents a random sample? A random sample size, n, from a
population size, N, has an equal chance of occuring. In other words, a random sample
represents a sample of the population. The population of all the skittles 2.17 ounce bag in the
United States or the class skittles of 30 bags which is 1,815 skittles candies. We would need
more individuals outside of our class project to determine the population. This class sample is
not a random sample. Many students who purchased this bag of skittles live in different areas of
Salt Lake County or even in Utah County, therefore, it makes it unclear what the population is.

Proportion Proportion Proportion Proportion Proportion Total count

RED ORANGE YELLOW GREEN PURPLE candies

My bag 16 12 12 10 7 57

363 351 345 393 363 1,815

Class
count
5. What I expected to see is a slight difference in colors of skittles per bag. Purple and Red are
the same portions in the sample. Orange and Yellow are close range in percentage. Green
shows 21.65% which means it’s a popular color in Skittles. The Outliers would be if you bought
the wrong size bag of Skittles. The count of individual candies will have an impact on your data
for the whole class. The distribution of colors were similar results to my bag, but not identical.
Each color was off by one or two counts.