Quick Tips

  • If a TABLE statement has two parts that are separated by a comma, then it builds a two-dimensional table using the first part of the TABLE statement as the rows and the second part of the TABLE statement as the columns. diagram of a two dimensional TABLE statement
  • A comma is a table operator that is used to add another dimension to the final table structure.
  • A good rule of thumb is that whatever part of your TABLE statement is closest to the semi-colon is always the column dimension.
  • If a TABLE statement has no commas, then it is assumed that the variables and statistics are to be created as columns.
  • You cannot have a cross–tabulation of two analysis variables. ...

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