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Goodman and Kruskal's lambda measures for two-way tables

lambda rowvar colvar [weight] [if exp] [in range]

fweights and aweights are allowed; see help weights.

Description

lambda cross-tabulates rowvar and colvar and treats them as nominal variables for calculation of Goodman and Kruskal's lambda measures of association.

Examples

. lambda eye hair [w=freq]

Author

Nicholas J. Cox, University of Durham, U.K. n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk

References

Goodman, L.A. and Kruskal, W.H. 1954. Measures of association for cross classifications. Journal, American Statistical Association 49: 732-764.

Also see

On-line: tabulate