Skittles Lab

Directions: Pick three skittle samples. Record the data on the chart below. Once you have recorded the data you must calculate the mean and mode.Show your work.

Chart 1

Counts	Red	Green	Purple	Orange	Yellow	Total	Mean per sample	Mode
Sample 1	8	17	12	15	9	61	61/5 =12.2	No Mode
Sample 2	6	11	19	9	17	62	62/5 = 12.4	No mode
Sample 3	7	17	17	11	9	78	78/5 =15.6	17
Total for all samples	21	45	48	35	35	201	X	X

List three medians:__________12, 11, 17___________________

Chart 2

	Red	Green	Purple	Orange	Yellow	Total
Total for all samples (taken from above)	21	45	48	35	35	184
Mean by color	21/3 = 7	45/3 =15	48/3 =16	35/3 = 11.66	35/3 =11.66	X

Aggregate median:___Purple 48_______________

Aggregate mode:___Orange 35 and Yellow 35_________________

*aggregate mode: the mode will the color that has the most.