Claimed by MARS Company

PLAIN M&M'S

Color Distribution in One Package

Blue

Brown

Green

Orange

Red

Yellow

24.0%

13.0%

16.0%

20.0%

13.0%

14.0%

PART I - Summarizing and Graphing Data

1. For your sample data, organize the information in a distribution table categorized by color. Your table should include columns for frequency, proportion (as a fraction and a decimal), and percentage of each color. Be sure to appropriately label your table and total each column.
2. Graph your data using both a pie chart and a bar chart.Which graph do you prefer? Why?
3. Referring to your table and graphs, comment on the distribution of colors in your sample. Did your sample data have a similar distribution of colors as claimed by the company? Are you surprised by this? Explain.