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Definition of Contingency table
1. Noun. (statistics) A table presenting the joint distribution of two categorical variables. ¹
2. Noun. (statistics) An arrangement of data containing the joint distribution of two or more categorical variables, usually in a database, a series of tables, or a special visualization. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Contingency table
1. A tabular cross-classification of data such that subcategories of one characteristic are indicated in rows (horizontally) and subcategories of another are indicated in columns (vertically). (05 Mar 2000)