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Utah’s favorite Halloween candy? Depends on how you ask.

Related Topics: Utah, M&M's, Jolly Rancher, ask., Tootsie Pops

What’s the most popular Halloween candy in Utah? It’s either hard and fruity or a chocolate/peanut butter confection, depending on which survey you read.

On the other hand, the industrial supply clearinghouse Bid-On-Equipment.com said that the most popular Halloween candy in Utah is peanut butter M&Ms.

The discrepancy is a case study in survey methodology, and how the answer to a question can depend on what data is used.

The CandyStore.com survey processed 12 years of sales data, from 2007 to 2018, particularly in the months leading up to Halloween.