Question

What is the median of first 1000 natural numbers

Answer 1

Answer:

median =500.5

Step-by-step explanation:

median =(500+501)/2 =500.5

Answer 2

Answer:

500.5

Step-by-step explanation:

Median is the middle element of the given set of data when arranged in ascending order. The median is value which separates higher half from lower half of the sample data.

The data sample is the first 1000 natural numbers which means that:

1, 2, 3, 4, .........., 499, 500, 501, 502, ........., 998, 999, 1000

Total number of elements in the data sample = 1000

Thus, median is - Average of  $\frac{1000}{2}$ and $\frac{1000}{2}+1$

The median of the given sample - Average of 500 and 501 = 500.5