Statistically analyzing the color distribution of M&M's is apparently a not too uncommon exercise to help students learn about probability, averages, and other useful statistics. I was first exposed to this activity while taking a statistics class at my college, but it's a useful tool for anyone to learn these concepts. It's also one of the few learning activities you can eat when you're finished, which is never a bad thing.

I recently came into possession of two 14 ounce bags of Dark Chocolate M&M's. Before I ate them I decided to see what the breakdown of colors was, and to see what other information that I could extract from them, useful or not.

Here's what I discovered: