What does "contingency table" mean?

A table presenting the joint distribution of two categorical variables.

What is a synonym for "contingency table"?

Common synonyms include: cross tab, cross tabulation.

noun

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Noun

1
A table presenting the joint distribution of two categorical variables.
2
An arrangement of data containing the joint distribution of two or more categorical variables, usually in a database, a series of tables, or a special visualization.