I know this is a really basic question, but the logic confuses me every time I do crosstabs - even within a few weeks of the last time I did it. Can anyone recommend a trick, like a mnemonic device or a pattern, that helps with knowing:

1) when to use (ex) tab var1 var2, row (instead of tab var1 var2, col)
2) how to interpret the results (of ex, tab var1 var2, row or tab var1 var2 col)

I swear I'm not stupid; I just really get my logic inverted when I look at these tables. If anyone has any advice on how to keep track of when to use & how to interpret row vs column crosstabs, it would be a huge help.

Thank you,

Tatiana