Red Hawks Prefer Red Candy
Becky Barnes & Lindsy Brobst
April 13, 2008
Have
you ever noticed that you tend to eat a certain color of candy more
than the rest? There is always that one particular color that
tastes or looks better. As a project for Computer Applications
class, a small group of students decided to poll other students
from the high school to see which colors were their favorites.
Becky Barnes and Lindsy Brobst were able to compare colors
of Skittles, M&M's, Gummy Bears, Shockers, Nerds,
Mike & Ikes, and Chewy Sprees. After polling 100 students,
they compared genders and grades to get the general idea of the
favorite candy colors in the school. Then the group compared
their findings with those of favorite athletes, actors, and even
favorite shopping centers.
There are about two hundred and fifty students in the
high school, and one hundred took the candy survey. The
students were split almost fifty-fifty between girls and boys with
fifty-four girls and forty-six boys. Between the classes there was
a greater variety. There were thirty-seven freshmen, thirteen
sophomores, twenty-eight juniors, and twenty-two seniors. This
helped Becky and Lindsy to compare genders and grades more
accurately.
When comparing the favored candy colors, Becky and Lindsy
noticed red was the most predominant color chosen. Skittles,
Chewy Sprees, Mike & Ikes, and Gummy Bears favored the majority
color, red. However, blue was the preferred color of M&M's and
Shockers. Nerds were the only candy with pink as the favorite
color. Orange was the least chosen color of Gummy Bears and Nerds.
Yellow Shockers and clear Mike & Ikes were also chosen the
least. Only one person favored purple M&M's. Both Skittles and
Chewy Sprees had pink as their least favorite color. Females and
males both prefer red skittles. The class with red as their most
popular color of Chewy Sprees was the juniors.
After comparing the different candy colors, the group made
queries showing favorite actors, athletes, and shopping centers.
People who like Michael Jordan chose brown and green as their
favorite colors of M&M's. Red and green Skittles are preferred
by those who enjoy shopping at Wal-Mart. Red Gummy Bears and Will
Ferrel have a unique connection. One female and two males like
watching Will Ferrel while eating red Gummy Bears. People who like
red Skittles are attracted to people with brown eyes. Four people
who shop at American Eagle like red and purple Chewy Sprees. There
were also four people who like brown hair and Michael
Jordan.
In
wrapping this up, the class learned a lot about making and
using queries in databases and found out some interesting
things about their classmates. Learning what traits they look for
in others, what sports stars they like, and what candy would make a
good birthday gift were all part of the fun of taking these
surveys. The Computer Applications class spent a lot of time in
making these surveys and asking their peers to fill out these
surveys, but it taught them a lot and was
fun.
