The table at the left shows the U.S. trade deficits (in billions of dollars) with 18 countries

Question:

The table at the left shows the U.S. trade deficits (in billions of dollars) with 18 countries in 2015.

(a) Find the mean and the median of the trade deficits.

(b) Find the mean and the median without the Chinese trade deficit. Which measure of central tendency, the mean or the median, was affected more by the elimination of the Chinese trade deficit?

(c) The Austrian trade deficit was $7.3 billion. Find the mean and the median with the Austrian trade deficit added to the original data set. Which measure of central tendency was affected more?

U.S. trade deficits (in billions of dollars) Germany: 74.8 China: 367.2 Japan: 68.9 Mexico: 60.7 Vietnam: 30.9 Ireland: