Example of Changing Table Layout with Cross Tabulation and Chi-Square
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You would like to classify the individuals in your study by gender, smoking status, and activity level in a three-way table. To present the same information in a layered two-way table, see Example of cross tabulation with three categorical variables.

1    Open the worksheet EXH_TABL.MTW. If you have not already done so, set the value order for the variable Activity.

2    Choose Stat > Tables > Cross Tabulation and Chi-Square.

3    Choose Raw data (categorical variables).

4    In Rows, enter Gender. In Columns, enter Activity  Smokes.

5    Under Display, check Counts. Click OK.

Session window output

Tabulated Statistics: Gender, Activity, Smokes

 

 

Rows: Gender   Columns: Activity / Smokes

 

           Slight    Moderate     A lot     All

          No  Yes    No   Yes    No  Yes    All

 

Female     3    1    20     6     4    1     35

Male       3    2    22    13    12    4     56

All        6    3    42    19    16    5     91

 

Cell Contents:      Count

Interpreting the results

In this layout, the row variable is Gender, the uppermost column variable is Activity, and innermost column variable is Smokes. It may be easier for you to compare your data in a different layout. You can change your table layout by designating variables to be across rows, down columns, or as layers.