1. “There are three types of lies. Lies, damn lies, and Statistics”
Graphing
“There are three types of lies. Lies, damn lies, and Statistics”
-Benjamin Disraeli

2. Skittles!!! Do all skittles bags have an even number of colors?
Are there more red skittles than any other color, etc.

3. Data Tables are a neat and organized way to collect data
Graphs allow you to easily show the data in a way that people can draw conclusions easily.
Statistics are mathematical tests that can tell us useful things about data
Example: the mean, median, mode
Standard Deviation: the mean of the mean

4. Skittle Colors
Trial
RED
PURPLE
YELLOW
GREEN
ORANGE
Other

5. How to calculate
Mean: add up all the numbers from a column and divide by how many numbers there are
Median: Line up all the numbers in order and then pick the one in the center
Mode: The most repeated number
Standard deviation: the mean of the mean

6. Our Activity Step 1: Divide your candy by color and create a Table
Step 2: Build a graph to compare the amount of each candy (GRAPH 1)
Step 3: Talk to your neighbor table; Create a comparative graph using their data and yours (GRAPH 2)
Step 4: As a Whole class; Create a graph to compare all the colors in the WHOLE bag (GRAPH 3)

7. Our Activity Continued:
Step 5: Calculate the Mean, Median and Mode for you data; based on your LAST graph (the Circle one)
Step 6: Write a Conclusion paragraph describing your findings