What is a cross tab?
Wikipedia defines a cross tab as follows: “A cross tabulation (often abbreviated as cross tab) displays the joint distribution of two or more variables. They are usually presented as a contingency table in a matrix format. Whereas a frequency distribution provides the distribution of one variable, a contingency table describes the distribution of two or more variables simultaneously. Each cell shows the number of respondents that gave a specific combination of responses, that is, each cell contains a single cross tabulation.” For the most part, a cross tab is a way of comparing response breakdowns within a question based upon data from another question. So if you ask for the gender of a respondent in one question, you can then use a cross tab to break down the responses in a further question by males vs. females. Cross tabs are a very common analysis and comparison tool in survey research because they add value and depth to your data, and are very easy to use and understand. With Insta
