M&M/MARS, makers of M&M chocolate candies, conducted a national poll in which more than 10 million people indicated their preferences for a new color. The tally of this poll resulted in the replacement of tan-colored M&Ms with new blue color. In the brochure "Colors," made available by M&M/MARS Consumer Affairs, the distribution of colors for the plain candies is as follows: Brown Yellow Red Orange Green Blue 30% 20% 20% 10% 10% 10% In a follow-up study, samples of 1-pound bags were used to determine whether the reported by the percentages were indeed valid. The following results were obtained for one sample of 506 plain candies. Brown Yellow Red Orange Green Blue 177 135 79 41 36 38 Use αα=.10 to determine whether these data support the percentages reported by the company.
M&M/MARS, makers of M&M chocolate candies, conducted a national poll in which more than 10 million people indicated their preferences for a new color. The tally of this poll resulted in the replacement of tan-colored M&Ms with new blue color. In the brochure "Colors," made available by M&M/MARS Consumer Affairs, the distribution of colors for the plain candies is as follows:
| Brown | Yellow | Red | Orange | Green | Blue |
| 30% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
In a follow-up study, samples of 1-pound bags were used to determine whether the reported by the percentages were indeed valid. The following results were obtained for one sample of 506 plain candies.
| Brown | Yellow | Red | Orange | Green | Blue |
| 177 | 135 | 79 | 41 | 36 | 38 |
Use αα=.10 to determine whether these data support the percentages reported by the company.
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