Context 24a - M&M Data Collection

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13 questions
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How many Red M&Ms did your sample contain?

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How many Yellow M&Ms did your sample contain?

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How many other M&Ms did your sample contain?
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M&M Spreadsheet

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Based on the number of Red M&Ms you have, how many red M&Ms do you predict a class of 25 students has?

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Based on the number of yellow M&Ms you have, how many yellow M&Ms do you predict a class of 25 students has?

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Based on the number of other M&Ms you, how many other M&Ms do you predict a class of 25 students has?

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Draw a graphical display of this data using a pie graph.

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Draw a second graphical display of this data using a different method than you did on #7 such as a bar or line graph.

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How did your predictions on #4-6 compare to the actual class data on the spreadsheet? Explain.

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How did the pie graph of your group’s data on #7 compare to the pie graph of the class data in the spreadsheet? Why do you think that is?

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The M&Ms that we counted today are considered a sample which was taken from a population. How would you describe the population that this sample represents?

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Based on our sample and classwork, how many bags (cups) do you think we need to buy so that 100 students could each get a bag with 15 M&Ms in the school colors of yellow and red?

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Do some research. How much money do you think should be budgeted for this project?