The following table lists the median family incomes for 13 Canadian provinces and territories in 2000 and 2006. Compute the mean and median for each year and compare the two measures of central tendency. Which measure of central tendency is greater for each year? Are the distributions skewed?

In which direction?

Province or Territory 2000 2006 Newfoundland and Labrador 38,800 50,500 Prince Edward Island 44,200 56,100 Nova Scotia 44,500 56,400 New Brunswick 43,200 54,000 Quebec 47,700 59,000 Ontario 55,700 66,600 Manitoba 47,300 58,700 Saskatchewan 45,800 60,500 Alberta 55,200 78,400 British Columbia 49,100 62,600 Yukon 56,000 76,000 Northwest Territories 61,000 88,800 Nunavut 37,600 54,300