Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Table and figure placing

[paulvdsterren]

Dear Latex pro's,

I have questions concerning table and figure placing. I made a research report for
my master thesis in texniccenter using apa-style template.

My results section stretches with 6 tables and 1 figure. I would like to have 2
tables on the top of the page and 1 page with the figure. On the lower end of the page I'd like to have the text. How can i force latech to do this? Now i use !t which isnt working for me.

thanks in advance

Paul

[fatra2]

Hi there,

Do you want to have the two tables next ot each other or on top of each other???

If you want to have the tables on top of each other, I would suggest to put the two tabular environment in the same table environment. Some like this:

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\begin{table}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{lll}
col1 of tab1 & col2 of tab1 & col3 of tab1 \\
\end{tabular}

\begin{tabular}{rr}
col1 of tab2 & col2 of tab2 \\
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\end{table

Of course this will work (and look good), only if your tables will not overflow the page.

Cheers

[localghost]

[...] My results section stretches with 6 tables and 1 figure. I would like to have 2 tables on the top of the page and 1 page with the figure. On the lower end of the page I'd like to have the text. How can i force latech to do this? Now i use !t which isnt working for me. [...]

Use a list of optional parameters to control the placement of your floats.

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\begin{table}[!ht]
  % table contents
\end{table}

\begin{figure}[!p]
  % figure contents
\end{figure}

To force the output of two tables placed on the top of a page, insert a \clearpage command right after every second figure environment. Don't forget to put some text between them in the source to get the desired output.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten

[paulvdsterren]

So i tried some of the solutions but they dont seem to work

here is my doc setup

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\documentclass[jou,oneside]{apa}
\usepackage{apacite}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{a4wide}
\title {The importance of sexual self-disclosure and perceived partner responsiveness in sexual intimacy: the proposition of an interpersonal process model.}
\author{Paul G.S. van der Sterren and Marjolein J.W. Verheij}
\affiliation{Faculty of social sieces\\ Utrecht University}

This package give 2 columns of text. Now i have 5 tables and 1 figure in my results section. Id like 2 pages with 2 tables and 1 page with 1 table and a figure.

So i start my /section{results}, than i have some text. Above this text i want the first 2 tables. On the next page id like a figure and 1 tables. On the page after that id like another 2 tables. (pages 6,7,8).

here's an example of a good table

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\begin{table*}[]
\caption{Beta (standardized in parentheses), Standard deviation (SD), T-score and VIF scores of PPR models predicting beliefs, fears and sexual motivation.}
\label{tab:tab5}
\begin{tabular}{llcccc}\thickline
& \multicolumn {2}{l}{}
& \multicolumn {3}{l} {PPR models} \\ \cline{3-6} 
& & Beta         & SD  & T-score & VIF \\ \hline             
Beliefs	& Constant &	2.51* &	.14	&	17.84	&		\\
	& Education&	.14(.20)*&	.06	&	2.47	&1.00	\\
        & PPR	&	.07(.19)*&	.03	&	2.35	&	1.00	\\
Fears	& Constant &	2.84*  &	.27	&	10.58	&		\\
        & Age	&	.23(.13)&	.14	&	1.67	&	1.01	\\
        & PPR	&	-.27(-.34)*&    .06	&-4.33	&1.01	\\
Motivation	&	Constant &	3.07*	& .33	& 9.27	\\
         &	Relationship length	& -.24(-.18)* & .10	& -2.32	& 1.00	\\
         & PPR	&	.23(.24)* &	.08	&	3.01	&	1.00	\\ \hline
\end{tabular}
\tabfnt{*}{p$<$.05}
\end{table*}

as you can see the beta arent nicely algined, does anyone have any idea to get them a little more in line ith eachother?

Also compared to this model, the model above has better lines, in other words the fill the page and and the "horizontal names are more to the right. Any ideas on how to get that done in the table below?

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\begin{table*}[!ht]
\caption{Independent student's t-tests comparing means between long and short relationships on various sexual self-disclosure measurements, specified in mean difference (Mean dif.), standard deviation (SD) and T-score.}
\label{tab:tab2}
\begin{tabular}{lccccc}\thickline
          & \multicolumn{4}{c}{Relationship length}\\ \cline{2-4}
				  & Mean dif. & SD & T-score \\ \hline
Sexual self-disclosure & -.29* & -2.26 & .13 \\
Behaviors	& -.40*	& -2.39	& .17 \\
Sexual fantasies & -.38* & -2.14 & .18 \\
Meaning of sex & -.34* & -2.38 &	.14 \\
Distressing sex &	-.33* &	-2.01 &	.16 \\ \hline             
\end{tabular}
\tabfnt{*}{p$<$.05}
\end{table*}

Thanks in advance

Paul