Contingency Table A twowayr table (also called a contingency table) is a useful tool for examining relationships between categorical variables. The entries in the cells of a twoway table can be frequency counts or relative frequencies (just like a one way table ). Dance Sports TV Total Men 2 10 8 20 Women 16 6 8 30 Total 18 16 16 50 The twoway table above shows the favorite leisure activities for 50 adults 20 men and 30 women. Because entries in the table are frequency counts, the table is a frequency table