We had our first knock down, drag out math debate yesterday! Based on the data we had collected, would the new Cheerio Crunch cereal (with 8 grams of sugar per serving) be considered sugary or not?
One group argued that the since the range of sugar per serving was 1-20 grams, ten would be the midpoint, and thus, 8 grams of sugar would NOT make be a sugary cereal. Others argued that 15 and 20 grams of sugar were outliers, and since the great majority of the data lay between 2-12, 6 should be considered the midpoint, thus making 8 grams a relatively high amount of sugar. Here are my favorite quotes, capturing the drama if not the mathematics of the moment:
As Sage crossed off data points and Thomas argued, "No!NO! NO!" Gio laughed and said, "This is even better than cable!"
Concerned that one group was ignoring the outliers, Brody said something along the lines of: "We live in Massachusetts. But just because your grandparents live in Florida doesn't mean they're not part of the family! You can't just ignore them!"
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