M&M Data Survey

Data as of 12-14-07

cwright — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:38:29 +0000

You can download the latest data, dated 12-14-07 here or on the Downloads page. See a bar graph of the latest data after the jump.

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M&M Data Survey is Back

cwright — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:41:57 +0000

M&M Data Survey is back for another year of collecting data. Mr. Wright’s Class collected data (and then ate the data) the week of Thanksgiving. We have added our data and Mr. Wright has weeded through all the old data to discard data that didn’t quite look accurate.

Flip on over to the Downloads page to download our newest data and to check out our new M&M leader!

Please add your own data! We will be accepting data through March.

Mr. Wright’s Class Thanks You

cwright — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:04:51 +0000

Thank you for all your data! We have graphed and plotted, analyzed and talked about probability.

M&M Data Survey is going on a short hiatus until our next school year. We will be back next year to collect even more data. We hope to see you around Novemeber 2007.

Data as of 03-27-07

cwright — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:15:06 +0000

You can download an Excel spreadsheet on the download page.

Data as of 01-15-07

cwright — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:01:17 +0000

You can download an Excel spreadsheet on the download page.

Pie Chart after the jump…

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From the Makers of M&M’s

cwright — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:47:53 +0000

Our class e-mailed M&M’s and told them about our project.

We recently got an e-mail back. Here is what they said:

In response to your email regarding M&M’S CHOCOLATE CANDIES.

Thank you for your email.

Our color blends were selected by conducting consumer preference tests, which indicate the assortment of colors that pleased the greatest number of people and created the most attractive overall effect.

On average, our new mix of colors for M&M’S CHOCOLATE CANDIES is:

M&M’S MILK CHOCOLATE: 24% cyan blue, 20% orange, 16% green, 14% bright yellow, 13% red, 13% brown.

M&M’S PEANUT: 23% cyan blue, 23% orange, 15% green, 15% bright yellow, 12% red, 12% brown.

M&M’S KIDS MINIS: 25% cyan blue, 25% orange, 12% green, 13% bright yellow, 12% red, 13% brown.

M&M’S DARK: 17% cyan blue, 16% orange, 16% green, 17% bright yellow, 17% red, 17% brown.

M&M’S PEANUT BUTTER and ALMOND: 20% cyan blue, 20% orange, 20% green, 20% bright yellow, 10% red, 10% brown.

Each large production batch is blended to those ratios and mixed thoroughly. However, since the individual packages are filled by weight on high-speed equipment, and not by count, it is possible to have an unusual color distribution.

Have a great day!

Your Friends at Masterfoods USA
A Division of Mars, Incorporated

Data as of 12-15-06

cwright — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:12:46 +0000

You can download an Excel spreadsheet on the download page.

Pie Chart after the jump…

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Our Graphs

cwright — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:59:41 +0000

We used the website Create a Graph to make some graphs of the data we found. Here are some examples:

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Data as of 12-05-06

cwright — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:29:27 +0000

You can download an Excel spreadsheet on the download page. I will be adding the html data table soon.

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Data as of 12-01-06

cwright — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 06:06:10 +0000

You can download an Excel spreadsheet on the download page or you can view a table just past the jump.

Click picture for a larger image.

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