#### 15.7.3 Statistics Positions and Labels ¶

    /SLABELS
        [POSITION={COLUMN | ROW | LAYER}]
        [VISIBLE={YES | NO}]

The `SLABELS` subcommand controls the position and visibility of summary statistics for the `TABLE` subcommand that it follows.

`POSITION` sets the axis on which summary statistics appear. With `POSITION=COLUMN`, which is the default, each summary statistic appears in a column. For example:

    CTABLES /TABLE=age [MEAN, MEDIAN] BY gender.

Custom Tables
| S3a. GENDER:
--- | ---
| Male | Female
| Mean | Median | Mean | Median
D1. AGE: What is your age? | 46 | 45 | 50 | 52

With `POSITION=ROW`, each summary statistic appears in a row, as shown below:

    CTABLES /TABLE=age [MEAN, MEDIAN] BY gender /SLABELS POSITION=ROW.

Custom Tables
|  | S3a. GENDER:
--- | --- | ---
|  | Male | Female
D1. AGE: What is your age? | Mean | 46 | 50
Median | 45 | 52

`POSITION=LAYER` is also available to place each summary statistic in a separate layer.

Labels for summary statistics are shown by default. Use `VISIBLE=NO` to suppress them. Because unlabeled data can cause confusion, it should only be considered if the meaning of the data is evident, as in a simple case like this:

    CTABLES /TABLE=ageGroup [TABLEPCT] /SLABELS VISIBLE=NO.

Custom Tables
Age group | 15 or younger | .0%
16 to 25 | 15.7%
26 to 35 | 13.8%
36 to 45 | 14.8%
46 to 55 | 16.8%
56 to 65 | 17.8%
66 or older | 21.1%