Formatting tables - guidelines
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\section{The layout of formal tables}
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\section{The layout of formal tables}
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This section has been modified from ``Publication quality tables in \LaTeX*''
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by Simon Fear.
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You will not go far wrong if you remember two simple
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The layout of a table has been established over centuries of experience and
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guidelines at all times:
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should only be altered in extraordinary circumstances.
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When formatting a table, remember two simple guidelines at all times:
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\begin{enumerate}
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item Never, ever use vertical rules.
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\item Never, ever use vertical rules (lines).
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\item Never use double rules.
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\item Never use double rules.
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\end{enumerate}
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\end{enumerate}
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a table is so different from that on the right that it needs
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a table is so different from that on the right that it needs
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to be separated by a vertical line, then you should use two
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to be separated by a vertical line, then you should use two
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tables instead. Not everyone follows the second guideline:
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tables instead. Not everyone follows the second guideline:
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I have worked for a publisher who insisted on a
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double light rule above a row of totals. But this would not
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have been my choice.
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There are three further guidelines worth mentioning here as they
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There are three further guidelines worth mentioning here as they
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are generally not known outside the circle of professional
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are generally not known outside the circle of professional
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will serve just as well. If it won't, then repeat the value.
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will serve just as well. If it won't, then repeat the value.
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\end{enumerate}
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\end{enumerate}
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Whether or not you wish to follow the minor niceties,
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A frequently seen mistake is to use `\textbackslash begin\{center\}' \dots `\textbackslash end\{center\}' inside a figure or table environment. This center environment can cause additional vertical space. If you want to avoid that just use `\textbackslash centering'
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if you use only the following commands in your formal tables
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your reader will be grateful. I stress that
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the guidelines are not just to
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keep the pedantic happy. The principal is that enforced structure of
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presentation
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enforces structured thought in the first instance.
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Now we can refer to the table using Table.~\ref{t:borders}.
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\begin{table}
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\begin{table}
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\caption{Table with borders}
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\caption{A badly formatted table}
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\centering
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\centering
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\label{t:borders}
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\label{table:bad_table}
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\begin{tabular}{l c r}
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\begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|c|c|}
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\toprule
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\hline
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1 & 2 & 3 \\ \midrule
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& \multicolumn{2}{c}{Species I} & \multicolumn{2}{c|}{Species II} \\
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4 & 5 & 6 \\ \midrule
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\hline
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7 & 8 & 9 \\ \bottomrule
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Dental measurement & mean & SD & mean & SD \\ \hline
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\hline
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I1MD & 6.23 & 0.91 & 5.2 & 0.7 \\
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\hline
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I1LL & 7.48 & 0.56 & 8.7 & 0.71 \\
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\hline
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I2MD & 3.99 & 0.63 & 4.22 & 0.54 \\
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\hline
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I2LL & 6.81 & 0.02 & 6.66 & 0.01 \\
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\hline
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CMD & 13.47 & 0.09 & 10.55 & 0.05 \\
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\hline
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CBL & 11.88 & 0.05 & 13.11 & 0.04\\
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\hline
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\end{tabular}
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\end{table}
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\begin{table}
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\caption{A nice looking table}
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\centering
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\label{table:nice_table}
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\begin{tabular}{l c c c c}
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\hline
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\multirow{2}{*}{Dental measurement} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Species I} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Species II} \\
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\cline{2-5}
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& mean & SD & mean & SD \\
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\hline
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I1MD & 6.23 & 0.91 & 5.2 & 0.7 \\
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I1LL & 7.48 & 0.56 & 8.7 & 0.71 \\
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I2MD & 3.99 & 0.63 & 4.22 & 0.54 \\
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I2LL & 6.81 & 0.02 & 6.66 & 0.01 \\
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CMD & 13.47 & 0.09 & 10.55 & 0.05 \\
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CBL & 11.88 & 0.05 & 13.11 & 0.04\\
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\hline
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\end{table}
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\begin{table}
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\caption{Even better looking table using booktabs}
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\centering
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\label{table:good_table}
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\begin{tabular}{l c c c c}
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\toprule
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\multirow{2}{*}{Dental measurement} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Species I} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Species II} \\
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\cmidrule{2-5}
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& mean & SD & mean & SD \\
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\midrule
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I1MD & 6.23 & 0.91 & 5.2 & 0.7 \\
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I1LL & 7.48 & 0.56 & 8.7 & 0.71 \\
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I2MD & 3.99 & 0.63 & 4.22 & 0.54 \\
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I2LL & 6.81 & 0.02 & 6.66 & 0.01 \\
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CMD & 13.47 & 0.09 & 10.55 & 0.05 \\
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CBL & 11.88 & 0.05 & 13.11 & 0.04\\
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\bottomrule
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\end{tabular}
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\end{table}
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\end{table}
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%% %%
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%% %%
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%% A PhD thesis LaTeX template for Cambridge University Engineering Department%%
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%% A PhD thesis LaTeX template for Cambridge University Engineering Department%%
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%% %%
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%% %%
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%% Version: v1.0 %%
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%% Version: v1.4 %%
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%% Authors: Krishna Kumar %%
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%% Authors: Krishna Kumar %%
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%% Date: 2013/11/16 (inception) %%
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%% Date: 2013/11/16 (inception) %%
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%% License: MIT License (c) 2013 Krishna Kumar %%
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%% License: MIT License (c) 2013 Krishna Kumar %%
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%\usepackage{sty/caption/subcaption}
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%\usepackage{sty/caption/subcaption}
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\usepackage{subcaption}
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\usepackage{subcaption}
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% ********************************** Table *************************************
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% ********************************** Tables ************************************
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\usepackage{booktabs} % For professional looking tables
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\usepackage{booktabs} % For professional looking tables
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%\usepackage{longtable}
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\usepackage{multirow}
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%\usepackage{multicol}
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%\usepackage{multicol}
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%\usepackage{multirow}
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%\usepackage{longtable}
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%\usepackage{tabularx}
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%\usepackage{tabularx}
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% ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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% ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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% SAMPLE BIBLIOGRAPHY FILE
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% SAMPLE BIBLIOGRAPHY FILE
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% ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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% ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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@misc{cve-2008-1368,
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key = {CVE-2008-1368},
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title = {Publication quality tables in \LaTeX*},
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howpublished = {},
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institution = {NIST},
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day = 17,
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month = {March},
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year = 2008,
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note = {[online] \url{http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1368}},
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url = {http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1368}
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}
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@MISC{prime-number-theorem,
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@MISC{prime-number-theorem,
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author = "Charles Louis Xavier Joseph de la Vall{\'e}e Poussin",
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author = "Charles Louis Xavier Joseph de la Vall{\'e}e Poussin",
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