Stacking, Nesting, and Layers with Categorical Variables

Stacking, nesting, and layers are all methods for displaying multiple variables in the same table. This section focuses on using these techniques with categorical variables, although they can also be used with scale variables.

Sample Data File

The examples in this section use the data file survey_sample.sav. See the topic Sample Files for more information.

All examples provided here display variable labels in dialog boxes, sorted in alphabetical order. Variable list display properties are set on the General tab in the Options dialog box (Edit menu, Options).