1.

Using the total number of candies in each bag in our class sample, compute the
following measures for the variable “Total candies in each bag”: 2761

(a) mean number of candies per bag: 58.74

(b) standard deviation of the number of candies per bag: 3.59

(c) 5-number summary for the number of candies per bag:

Min: 51
Q1: 57
Median: 58
Q3: 60
Max: 73
Report these summary statistics rounded to one decimal place, if needed.
2. Create a frequency histogram for the variable “Total candies in each bag”.
3. Create a box plot for the variable “Total candies in each bag”.

4.  Write a well written and thoughtful paragraph discussing your findings about the
variable “Total candies in each bag”. Address the following in your writing: What is the
shape of the distribution? Do the graphs reflect what you expected to see? Does the
overall data collected by the whole class agree with your own data from a single bag of
candies?

It appears to skew to the right. I didn’t expect the results to end up like
this. I was convinced that the distribution would be symmetrical, but do to
a few outliers it doesn't end up that way. Yes the are very similar, my total
was very close to the mean.
5. In a half page, explain the difference between categorical and quantitative data.
Address the following in your writing: What types of graphs make sense and what types
of graphs do not make sense for categorical data? For quantitative data? Explain why.
What types of calculations make sense and what types of calculations do not make sense
for categorical data? For quantitative data? Explain why.

The difference between categorical data and quantitative data all relays on how
each one is computed. Categorical data doesn’t involve numbers, rather it uses
descriptive values. The values of categorical data can’t be measured or ordered.
Categorical data is descriptive for instance: Height, Color, Origin, and Likes are all
examples. Quantitative data on the other hand is something that can be counted
and measured. This is the more common one seen as it’s perfect for comparisons
and drawing conclusions. It is the one you use when you want to find how much
of something is and how it compares to others. Some examples would be: Speed,
Height, distance, and number of things. We use quantitative data when we want
to find the mean and standard deviation as well as Max, Min, Mode, Median,
Etc…

Graphs that would make sense for categorical data would be bar graphs, pie
graphs, pictographs, and line graphs. We can assign a value for these types of
data without the need for numerical data. Some graphs that won’t work for
categorical data would be steam and leaf plot and box plot because they need
numerical values in order to function properly. As for Quantitative data it is much
more versatile, it can work with all the graphs that categorical data can but also
leaf and stem plots and box plots. This is because it has numerical data and you
can use arithmetic to organize the data.