3.8 SOC The table below lists the average weekly earnings for the 10 provinces in 2000 and 2005

(fictitious data). 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 2000 2005 Newfoundland and Labrador 712 734 Prince Edward Island 667 709 Nova Scotia 570 697 New Brunswick 660 662 Quebec 648 745 Ontario 682 700 Manitoba 633 656 Saskatchewan 645 706 Alberta 617 680 British Columbia 712 741