Jenna Kresser

Mr. Shelley

Math 1040

28 May 2017

Report Introduction

This statistical project consists of collecting and gathering data from the class on

the color of Skittles in their 2.17 ounce bag and the quantity of those colors. Each of the

nineteen students in the class reported data to the teacher and we will conclude the

results from the given data. We will be performing calculations using 1-Variable-

Statistics to conclude the mean, standard deviation, and the 5-number summary. This

project will show the different formats that data can be displayed such as box plots and

pie charts. This project will also include using 1-Z-Prop Intervals and T-Test and other

functions available on the TI-83 Plus.

Organizing and Displaying Categorical Data: Colors

As I observe this data, I notice that all of the parts are relatively equal to each

other. There were no drastic differences or outliers within the number of the color

candies in the bag. The graphs certainly represented what I expected to see from this

experiment. I knew that maybe a color that I had a low amount of was maybe a high

amount of what another person had. I would have to disagree and say that the class

data did not compare to my personal data.

Organizing and Displaying Quantitative Data: the Number of Candies per Bag

I observed that the frequencies of 60 and 62 were the highest of the rest. The

shape of this distribution I would describe as slightly symmetrical. The graph met my
expectations because as I stated in the previous question because, I did not see any

outliers therefore I did not expect an extravagant skew. I would say that the class data

correlates with my personal data.

Reflection

The difference between categorical data and quantitative data is that categorial is

based off of information in a certain category whereas, quantitative deals with

information with numbers. In my opinion, the types of graphs that best fit with

categorical data are pie charts and Pareto charts. As for quantitative data, the best

graphs to display information would be a box plot or a frequency histogram.

Confidence Interval Estimates

The general purpose of a confidence interval is to calculate the probability

that the population parameter will proceed to fall between a certain set of

two values.

n=1144 x=206 p=0.18 =0.95 (206.96,207.04)

n=1144 x=60.211 =0.99 (58.838,61.584)

Hypothesis Test

The general purpose of a hypothesis test is to decide whether there is

sufficient in a data sample to determine if a certain condition is correct.

n=1144 x=210 p=0.2 =0.20

H0: p=0.2 H1: p0.2

n=210 x=60.2 =56

H0:=56 H1: 56

Reflection
 The conditions for doing interval estimates and hypothesis tests for population

proportions did not meet the conditions of my samples. The interval estimates and

hypothesis tests for population means did meet the conditions of my sample. Possible

errors include mistyping a number into the calculator, a student having the wrong size of

bag, and using the wrong equations for calculate the data.