Data Analysis

4th Grade Math Resources for families

Big Ideas

Represent data on a frequency table, dot plot, or stemand-leaf plot marked with whole numbers and fractions

Solve one- and two-step problems using data in whole number, decimal, and fraction form in a frequency table, dot plot, or stem-and-leaf plot

Frequency Table

Dot Plot

A graphical display of data using dots

Stem-and-Leaf Plot

A plot where each data value is split into a "leaf" (usually the last digit) and a "stem" (the other digits).

Data Representations at Home

  • Ask your student to help interpret the data when you see simple graphs and charts in books, newspapers, or product packaging.
  • Help your child create a frequency table to hang on the wall or refrigerator using a daily activity, such as reading, for a week. Then have your child create a dot plot to represent the number of minutes reading each day of the last week.

How-To: Dot Plots

How-To: Stem and Leaf Plot

Interpret Dot Plots

Interpret Stem and Leaf Plots