{smcl} {* 19nov2003}{...} {hline} help for {hi:lambda} {hline} {title:Goodman and Kruskal's lambda measures for two-way tables} {p 8 17 2} {cmd:lambda} {it:rowvar colvar} [{it:weight}] [{cmd:if} {it:exp}] [{cmd:in} {it:range}] {p 4 4 2}{cmd:fweight}s and {cmd:aweight}s are allowed; see help {help weights}. {title:Description} {p 4 4 2} {cmd:lambda} cross-tabulates {it:rowvar} and {it:colvar} and treats them as nominal variables for calculation of Goodman and Kruskal's lambda measures of association. {title:Examples} {p 4 8 2}{cmd:. lambda eye hair [w=freq]} {title:Author} {p 4 4 2} Nicholas J. Cox, University of Durham, U.K.{break} n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk {title:References} {p 4 4 2} Goodman, L.A. and Kruskal, W.H. 1954. Measures of association for cross classifications. {it:Journal, American Statistical Association} 49: 732-764. {title:Also see} {p 4 13 2} On-line: {help tabulate}