Wading Through the Data Swamp:
Program Evaluation 201

Supplements

Contingency Table Examples

2x2

  Participants Comparisons
Number and proportion of kids who DID smoke marijuana in past month Cell A Cell B
Number and proportion of kids who did NOT smoke marijuana in past month Cell C Cell D

2x3

  7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade
Number and proportion of kids who DID smoke marijuana in past month Cell A Cell B Cell C
Number and proportion of kids who did NOT smoke marijuana in past month Cell D Cell E Cell F

3x3

  7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade
Number of kids who used marijuana more frequently than alcohol or inhalants Cell A Cell B Cell C
Number of kids who used alcohol more frequently than marijuana or inhalants Cell D Cell E Cell F
Number of kids who used inhalants more frequently than alcohol or marijuana Cell G Cell H Cell I

2x5

  African-American American Indian/Alaska Native Asian/Pacific Islander Hispanic/Latino White
Number and proportion of kids who DID smoke marijuana in past month Cell A Cell B Cell C Cell D Cell E
Number and proportion of kids who did NOT smoke marijuana in past month Cell F Cell G Cell H Cell I Cell J