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Sanela Sakic 4/18/19: Total: 2,584 Candies (Sample Size)

The document describes a class project analyzing candy data. Students collected data on the number and colors of candies in bags. They then separated into groups to analyze the data using proportions, charts, graphs, and confidence intervals. Students computed proportions of candy colors in the overall sample and created pie charts and Pareto charts. They discussed how the class data represented a random sample of the total candy population. Groups then calculated summary statistics, histograms, and box plots of candies per bag. Finally, they constructed 99% and 95% confidence intervals around the population proportion of yellow candies and population mean number of candies per bag.

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Sanela Sakic 4/18/19: Total: 2,584 Candies (Sample Size)

The document describes a class project analyzing candy data. Students collected data on the number and colors of candies in bags. They then separated into groups to analyze the data using proportions, charts, graphs, and confidence intervals. Students computed proportions of candy colors in the overall sample and created pie charts and Pareto charts. They discussed how the class data represented a random sample of the total candy population. Groups then calculated summary statistics, histograms, and box plots of candies per bag. Finally, they constructed 99% and 95% confidence intervals around the population proportion of yellow candies and population mean number of candies per bag.

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Sanela Sakic

4/18/19
Introduction:

The whole class took a test about the amount of skittles/colors in there bag. Then everyone was
separated into teams to work on proportions, making charts, making graphs what kind of data it
should be, and then we did a sample version too later on. Last but least we did a confidence
interval in a different set of candies. We also did a 99% and a 95% confidence interval to see the
difference in the level. Then we had to interpret the difference. The pieces connect with each
other because it is all data in the types of candies.

Group 4
Cecilia Hackerson- cecilia.hackerson@gmail.com
Danielle Painter - danipainter.01@gmail.com
Sanela Sakic - sanelasakic07@gmail.com
Brooklin Walk - brooklinwalk@gmail.com

1. Guess! What do you expect the proportions of each color to be in the overall sample
gathered by the class? Why? Discuss briefly with your group.
Next, open the data set and compute the proportions of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, and
Purple candies in the class data set. Note that the sample size is the total number of
candies collected by the class.
We believe that overall, the quantity of each color of candy will be very close to proportional.
There may be more red and yellow candies, because these colors are the most eye catching and
often also people's favorite colors/flavor of candy. Red has also been associated with making
people spend money and yellow is said to make people feel hungry.

Total: 2,584 candies (sample size)


Red: 534 Orange: 527 Yellow: 537 Green: 478 Purple: 508
2. In StatCrunch, create a pie chart and a Pareto chart for the total number of candies of
each color in our class data set. Submit copies of your graphs in this report. Appropriate labels,
titles, and formatting of graphics is expected throughout this project.
3. Does the class data represent a random sample? What would the population be?
Collaborate to discuss sampling and our data in a paragraph or two.
Our class data is representative of a random sample, because each student purchased any random
bag of Skittles to tabulate our data. More specifically, stratified random sampling was used,
because we grouped the data by non-overlapping characteristics, color. Since the sample size of
our class data is total number of candies used, the population would be all bags of Skittles
candies produced.

NEXT:
Group 4
Cecilia Hackerson- cecilia.hackerson@gmail.com
Danielle Painter - danipainter.01@gmail.com
Sanela Sakic - sanelasakic07@gmail.com
Brooklin Walk - brooklinwalk@gmail.com

Part 3: Summary Stats

1. Using the total number of candies in each bag in our class sample, compute the
following measures for the variable “Total candies in each bag” (Round to one
decimal place, if needed):
a. mean number of candies per bag
b. standard deviation of the number of candies per bag
c. 5-number summary for the number of candies per bag

Total candies in each bag


a. Mean: 60.1
b. Standard Deviation: 9.2
c. 5-Number Summary: 25, 58, 59, 60, 95

2. Create a frequency histogram for the variable "Total candies in each bag."

3. Create a box plot for the variable "Total candies in each bag."
NEXT:
Group 4
Cecilia Hackerson- cecilia.hackerson@gmail.com
Danielle Painter - danipainter.01@gmail.com
Sanela Sakic - sanelasakic07@gmail.com
Brooklin Walk - brooklinwalk@gmail.com

Part 4: Confidence Intervals

1. Construct a 99% confidence interval estimate for the population proportion of


yellow candies.
2. Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate for the population mean number of
candies per bag.
3. Discuss and interpret (with complete sentences) the results of each of your
interval estimates.
For question one: Discuss and interpret (with complete sentences) the confidence
interval for p.
From the total class skittles data, given in question 1, we can say that we are
99% confident that the population proportion of yellow skittles lies between .187
and .229.

You first find the values that are given to you in order to find population proportion. The
values are n (sample size), and x (sample results) (shown in the photo).
Then you would find the 1- a or 1-0.99 = 0.01

Next, you find the critical value.


Z 0.01/2 = Z 0.005 = 2.575

Then you would find the P-hat.


537/2584=0.208

Finally, you would find the Lower bounds and the upper bounds, which are
shown in the photo.
Lower bounds are: 0.187
Upper bounds are: 0.229

For question two: Discuss and interpret (with complete sentences) the confidence
interval for the mean.
From the data shown in question 2, taken from the class data of skittles candies,
we are 95% confident that the population mean number of candies per bag lies
between 59.735 and 60.445.

First one must find the values for M (population mean), x-bar (sample mean), σ x

(standard deviation), n (sample size), and 5he confidence level of 95% (shown in the
photo for question 2).

Then, you would find 1-ɑ or 1-0.95 = 0.05


Next, you would find the critical value.
Z 0.05/2= Z 0.025= 1.96

Finally, you would find the Lower bounds and the upper bounds, which are shown in the
photo.
Lower bounds: 59.74
Upper bounds: 60.45

Reflection:
What I have learned is that the each amount of colors in candies are not put in purposely more
orange or more yellow. As much as we though that it is when we were kids. Or most kids who
though that it was. I also learned that the amount of confidence interval really does make a
difference in amount of candies. This group project really helps bring and show that through.

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