Descriptive Statistics
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Stat > Tables > Descriptive Statistics

Use to generate tables containing count statistics for categorical variables and summary statistics for associated, numeric variables.

For summary statistics on a specific column, use Stat > Basic Statistics > Display Descriptive Statistics.

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Categorical Variables

For rows: Enter the columns containing the categories that define the rows of the table.

For columns: Enter up to two columns containing the categories that define the columns of the table.

For layers: Enter the columns containing the categories that define the layers of the two-way tables.

Frequencies are in: If you have frequency data, enter the column containing the frequencies.

Display summaries for

Categorical Variables: Click to specify count statistics for categorical variables.

Associated Variables: Click to specify summary statistics for variables associated with the categorical variables.

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