After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

• Determine how the values of one variable are related to those of another.
   
• Explain cross-tabulation as a means of showing the relationship between categorical viable associations.
   
• Describe the methods and tools used to measure the strength of relationships in tables.
   
• Relate the ways to explain relationships between a categorical and a quantitative variable.
   
• Identify the regression analysis methods for describing the ways in which an independent and dependent variable are associated.