ocr: Contingency Table Primarily used to investigate dependence of two categorical ractors on each other. Each cell in the table represents a combination of a level on the row tactor and a level on the column factor. Contingency tables count the number of cases falling in each cell. The Table Options dialog offers you a choice of items to display in - each cell of the contingency table. Select two category variables and choose Contingency Tables from the Calc menu.