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[pspp] / doc / statistics.texi

diff --git a/doc/statistics.texi b/doc/statistics.texi
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--- a/doc/statistics.texi
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@@ -1199,22 +1199,6 @@ in @code{CTABLES}.  Many of these functions have an @var{area} in
 their names.  The supported areas are:
 
 @itemize @bullet
-@item
-Areas that correspond to parts of @dfn{subtables}, whose contents are
-the cells that pair an innermost row variable and an innermost column
-variable:
-
-@table @code
-@item ROW
-A row within a subtable.
-
-@item COL
-A column within a subtable.
-
-@item SUBTABLE
-All the cells in a subtable
-@end table
-
 @item
 Areas that correspond to parts of @dfn{sections}, where stacked
 variables divide each section from another:
@@ -1232,6 +1216,24 @@ A row in one layer within a section.
 @item LAYERCOL
 A column in one layer within a section.
 @end table
+
+@item
+Areas that correspond to parts of @dfn{subtables}, whose contents are
+the cells that pair an innermost row variable and an innermost column
+variable within a single layer.  A section can contain multiple
+subtables and a subtable is always within a single section:
+
+@table @code
+@item ROW
+A row within a subtable.
+
+@item COL
+A column within a subtable.
+
+@item SUBTABLE
+All the cells in a subtable.
+@end table
+
 @end itemize
 
 The following summary functions may be applied to any variable