FREE Statistics Activity: Bar Graphs and Dotplots

Statistics Activity: Explore one variable data using M&M™ candy

In this activity, students will use a fun size bag of M&Ms to create a bar graph; they will use the class data to create a class bar graph; and they will use the class individual data to create 6 separate dot plots. Students will then be asked about the difference between the bar graph and the dot plot that they created from the same data. There is also an extension on this activity, that asks students to create a pie graph by hand.

This activity can be used with your AP Statistics or regular level statistics class. These are the following skills covered:

Math Common Core Standards, High School: Probability and Statistics

• Represent data with plots on the real number line (dot plots, histograms, and box plots). (ID.A.1)

AP Statistics Course Exam Description

• Represent categorical data using frequency or relative frequency tables (UNC-1.A)
• Represent categorical data graphically (UNC-1.C)
• Represent quantitative data graphically (UNC-1.G)

This is a ZIP folder with the following:

• A Word document of the activity (both color and pure black and white)
• A PDF document of the activity (both color and pure black and white)
• A PDF answer key with sample data
• A PDF instruction page

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This product is included in the following:

• AP® Statistics Unit 1 – Exploring One Variable Data Unit Plans
• AP® Statistics Unit 1 – Projects and Activities
• Goldie's FULL CURRICULUM for AP® Statistics
• Statistics – Chocolate Candy Bundle
• Statistics: One Variable Data

If you have the above products, you DO NOT need to purchase this separately.

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