Beer: The following table presents the numberof active breweries for samples of states located east and west ofthe Mississippi River.
| East | | West |
State | Number of Breweries | State | Number of Breweries |
Florida | 47 | Alaska | 17 |
South Carolina | 14 | Arizona | 31 |
Georgia | 22 | California | 305 |
Connecticut | 18 | Iowa | 21 |
Maryland | 23 | Louisiana | 6 |
North Carolina | 46 | Minnesota | 41 |
New Hampshire | 16 | Texas | 37 |
Massachusetts | 40 | | |
Tennessee | 19 | | |
Vermont | 20 | | |
a) Find the mean and median number of breweries for states eastof the Mississippi. Round the answers to at least one decimalplace.
(b) Find the mean and median number of breweries for states west ofthe Mississippi. Round the answers to at least one decimalplace.
(c) The sample of western states happens to include California.Remove California from the sample of western states, and computethe mean and median for the remaining western states. Round theanswers to at least one decimal place.