Data Handling
CBSE · Class 4 · Mathematics
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Overview
Data handling means collecting information, organising it in a clear way, and reading it to find answers. In this chapter, information is shown using tables, pictographs, and simple codes. The chapter also shows how box diagrams help solve addition and subtraction word problems by using the given an
Key Concepts
Children’s subject choices can be recorded
Children’s subject choices can be recorded using short letters: M for Mathematics, L for Languages, T for The World Around Us, A for Arts, and P.E. fo
A table puts data into rows
A table puts data into rows and columns. It helps count how many children chose each subject or each item in a survey.
A pictograph shows data with repeated
A pictograph shows data with repeated symbols or pictures. Each symbol stands for a fixed number of items, so the total can be read by counting symbol
After recording data
After recording data, the category with the greatest count is the most common, and the category with the smallest count is the least common.
A combine problem joins two different
A combine problem joins two different groups and asks for the total. Example 1 is a combine problem: 343 children in the Preparatory Stage and 532 in
Learning Objectives
- Collect data from a simple class survey.
- Use short codes such as M, L, T, A, and P.E. to record answers.
- Read tables and pictographs to answer questions.
- Find the most and least common choices from data.
- Understand combine, change, and compare word problems.
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Sources & Official References
- NCERT Official — ncert.nic.in
- CBSE Academic — cbseacademic.nic.in
- CBSE Official — cbse.gov.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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