M&M Proportion Lab -
1) estimate an unknown proportion (% of Blue MM's) with with a confidence interval and
2) do a significance test of the company's claimed % Blue (my favorite color) MM's
3) M&M website (check current color distribution): http://us.mms.com/us/about/products/
Materials: paper plates, cups, plasticware, 50 M&M's (about 50 grams' worth) per group
Downloads:
Lab Sheet for the kids on page 1&2, chart of claimed colors on page 3.
Spreadsheet to tally sample proportions
Spreadsheet to check/compare results
Pictures:
Questions/Comments, contact randy.bailey@district196.org
