Short and sweet; just two targets in the Year 4 Statistics Programme of Study. Statistics Pupils should be taught to: •    interpret and present discrete and continuous data using appropriate graphical methods, including bar charts and time graphs •    solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in bar charts, pictograms, tables and other graphs. What’s new and comments Actually, whilst it is short,  there is quite a lot here, although it is a little vague as to the complexity of graphs that are used or interpreted.The main difference is the interpretation and construction of line graphs, which used to be introduced in Years 5 and 6. Children should be able to count votes on an issue (such as most popular items) and record these in a simple table. They should be able to say which items are most or least popular and say who voted for which items. They should be able to determine which items had more than or less than a certain number of votes. They should be able to make simple and sensible predictions about what might happen if the survey was taken in slightly different circumstances (another year group, in a different geographical area etc.). They should be able to construct pictograms where the symbol used represents one or more than one item (eg. one stick person represents 10 people). They should be able to interpret and answer simple questions about pictograms. They should be able to draw and interpret simple bar charts, including those involving time and be able to predict which items are most likely to occur based on information in a bar chart. Line graphs can cause problems and are often constructed with inappropriate data.  Children will need to know the difference between discrete and continuous data; something which many adults have difficulty with. Go to year 4 Statistics