Table Layout
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Table layout is dependent upon:

· The number of categorical variables

· Designation of categorical variables into rows and columns

· Layering of categorical variables

Each table can have up to ten categorical variables, and you can choose which variables will be arranged into rows or columns. You can organize variables to emphasize a relationship, or create a more compact display for a report.

Table layout

Example

One-way table
one categorical variable

Rows: Gender
	Count
Female	35
Male	56
All	91

Two-way table
two categorical variables

Rows: Gender		Columns: Smokes
	No	Yes	All
Female	27	8	35
Male	37	19	56
All	64	27	91
Cell Contents: Count

Multi-way table
three to ten categorical variables

Rows: Gender/Smokes			Columns: Activity
	A lot	Moderate	Slight	All
Female
No	4	20	3	27
Yes	1	6	1	8
Male
No	12	22	3	37
Yes	4	13	2	19
All
All	21	61	9	91
Cell Contents: Count

Layering Variables
each level of the layering variable is a separate two-way table

Results for Activity = A lot
Rows: Gender		Columns: Smokes
	No	Yes	All
Female	4	1	5
Male	12	4	16
All	16	5	21
Cell Contents: Count

Results for Activity = Moderate
Rows: Gender		Columns: Smokes
	No	Yes	All
Female	20	6	26
Male	22	13	35
All	42	19	61
Cell Contents: Count

Note To perform a c $image\SQUARED.gif$ test for association, you must use a two-way table layout.

Table Layout main topic example

Table Layout
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