Part 2 Skittles Project:

A. Suppose you are interested in the true proportion of red Skittles. Your instructor will compile the
data from the entire class and post the number of skittles of each color and the total number of
Skittles that were observed below. Check the conditions for computing a 95% confidence interval
for p using the class data. State whether or not the conditions are met and whether you believe
the results you obtain in step B will be valid. Note: Even though the bags of Skittles in the class
data set were selected conveniently by students, the Skittles were placed into the bags using an
objective device (the machinery at the factory).

Color Frequency
Red 275
Orange 289
Yellow 264
Green 281
Purple 290
Total 1399
The conditions for computing a 95% confidence interval for the proportion p are met. I do
believe that the results I obtain in step B will be valid.

B. Compute the confidence interval using GeoGebra and include an image that shows the inputs
you entered and the output that resulted. Write an interpretation of the confidence interval in
context.

The confidence interval for the number of red skittles was 0.1996 +- 0.0208.

C. Refer to your results from Part I. What was the proportion of red Skittles in your bag? Based on
your confidence interval, was your proportion a likely value for the true proportion of red
Skittles? Explain.
 The proportion of red skittles in my bag was 10:59. My proportion of red skittles falls within the
confidence level of the entire class, indicating it’s a likely value for the true proportion of red
skittles.

D. Check the conditions for carrying out a two-sided test of whether p = 0.2 using the class data.
State whether or not the conditions are met and whether you believe the results you obtain in
part E will be valid. Note: two of the conditions are the same as the ones you checked in part A,
but one condition will require a different calculation.
The conditions for conducting a two-sided test of whether p = 0.2 are met, as the sample size is
sufficiently large, and the skittles are assumed to be randomly sampled. Therefore, the results
obtained in part E should be valid.

E. Write the hypotheses for the hypothesis test using statistical notation. Compute the hypothesis
test using GeoGebra and include an image that shows the inputs you entered and the output
that resulted. State whether you should reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis using
a = 0.05. Write the conclusion in context.
At a significance level of a = 0.05, we will reject the null hypothesis.

F. Compare your hypothesis test results to the ones you obtained using simulation in Part I. Include
the image of your simulation results from Part I again in this part. Did you draw the same
conclusions for your hypothesis tests in Part I and Part II? Is one more valid than the other?
Why?
This part of the project is more valid than the other because with part 1 of my project I made
more asusmptions.