Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ aligning numbers in tables

[dkaplan]

Greetings all,

I'm fairly new to using tables in LaTeX. I am finding it difficult to align columns of numbers (particularly if they have negative signs). I've attached an example which I hope will make clear my issue. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

David

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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\newcommand{\mb}[1]{\mbox{\boldmath $\bf#1$}}
\newcommand{\mbi}[1]{\mbox{\mathit{\boldmath $\bf#1$}}}
\setlength{\textwidth}{6.5in}\setlength{\textheight}{9.2in}
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-.05in} \setlength{\topmargin}{-.5in}
\usepackage{lscape}
\begin{document}
\pagestyle{empty}
\newpage
\begin{landscape}
\begin{table} [!hbp] \label{table3}
\begin{center} \small
 
\caption{$N_T$ = 1200} 
\bigskip
\begin{tabular}{lcccccccrrrrrrrrrr} 
\hline
 && $ICC_2$   &&  $ICC_2$   &&  $ICC_2$\\\\
 &&0.0 ~~~0.1~~~ 0.2 ~~~0.3 ~~~0.4 && 0.0~~~0.1~~~ 0.2~~~ 0.3 ~~~0.4 && 0.0~~~ 0.1~~~ 0.2 ~~~0.3 ~~~0.4\\
\hline\\
 && 15 W/80 B   &&  20 W/60 B   &&  30 W/ 40 B\\\\
    &&  0 ~~~~-4 ~~~~-9 ~~~~-12 ~~~~-15 &&0 ~~~~-3 ~~~~-7 ~~~~-11 ~~~~-14 && 0 ~~~~-3 ~~~~-8 ~~~~-11~~~~-15\\
   &&   -3 ~~~~-8 ~~~~-11 ~~~~-13 ~~~~-16 && -2 ~~~~-7 ~~~~-10 ~~~~-13 ~~~~-15 &&-2 ~~~~-7 ~~~~-10 ~~~~-13 ~~~~-15\\
$ICC_1$&& -6 ~~~~-9 ~~~~-11 ~~~~-14 ~~~~-17  && -5 ~~~~-8 ~~~~-11 ~~~~-13 ~~~~-16 && -5 ~~~~-9 ~~~~-11 ~~~~-13 ~~~~-16\\ 
 &&-8 ~~~~-11 ~~~~-13 ~~~~-15 ~~~~-17 && -7 ~~~~-10 ~~~~-12 ~~~~-13 ~~~~-16  && -7 ~~~~-10 ~~~~-12 ~~~~-14 ~~~~-16\\ 
 &&6 ~~~~-10 ~~~~-13 ~~~~-14 ~~~~-16 ~~~~-17 && -9 ~~~~-11 ~~~~-13 ~~~~-14 ~~~~-16 && -9 ~~~~-12 ~~~~-13 ~~~~-14 ~~~~-16\\\\\\
 && 40 W/30 B   &&  60 W/20 B   &&  80 W/ 15 B\\\\
  
    &&  $0$ ~~~{-4} ~~~-8 ~~~-12 ~~~-15 && 0 ~~~-4 ~~~-8 ~~~-12 ~~~-15  && 0 ~~~-5 ~~~-8 ~~~-13 ~~~-15\\   
     &&  $-3$ ~~~{-8} ~~~-10 ~~~-14 ~~~-16  &&-3 ~~~-7 ~~~-11 ~~~-13 ~~~-16  &&-3 ~~~-8 ~~~-11 ~~~-14 ~~~-16\\ 
$ICC_1$&&      $-5$ ~~~{-9} ~~~-11 ~~~-14 ~~~-16 && -5 ~~~-9 ~~~-12 ~~~-14 ~~~-16 && -5 ~~~-10 ~~~-12 ~~~-14 ~~~-17\\ 
 && $-8$ ~~~-11 ~~~-13 ~~~-14 ~~~-16  &&-8 ~~~-11 ~~~-12 ~~~-15 ~~~-17 &&-8 ~~~-11 ~~~-13 ~~~-15 ~~~-16\\ 
&& $-9$ ~~~-12 ~~~-13 ~~~-15 ~~~-16 &&-10 ~~~-12 ~~~-13 ~~~-15 ~~~-17 &&-10 ~~~-12 ~~~-14 ~~~-15 ~~~-17\\\\ 
 
 
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[phi]

Hi,

use the siunitx package for everything related to numbers or units.

[localghost]

The most noticeable mistake you do is that you are declaring 1*l+7*c+10*r=18 columns in the head of your table but you only use seven of them. You need to restructure your table completely. The [url=hzttp://ctan.org/pkg/siunitx]siunitx[/url] package suggested by phi will help you.

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\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,english]{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[latin1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage{includeheadfoot,margin=2cm]{geometry}
\usepackage[font=small,labelfont=bf,tableposition=top]{caption}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\begin{document}
  \begin{sidewaystable}
    \caption{Table caption}\label{tab:icc}
    \centering\scriptsize
    \begin{tabular}{%
      c
      *{5}{S[tabnumalign=centre,tabformat=+2.1]}
      @{\qquad}
      *{5}{S[tabnumalign=centre,tabformat=+2.1]}
      @{\qquad}
      *{5}{S[tabnumalign=centre,tabformat=+2.1]}
    } \toprule
      & \multicolumn{5}{c}{ICC\textsubscript{2}} & \multicolumn{5}{c}{ICC\textsubscript{2}} & \multicolumn{5}{c}{ICC\textsubscript{2}} \\ \addlinespace
      & 0.0 & 0.1 & 0.2 & 0.3 & 0.4 & 0.0 & 0.1 & 0.2 & 0.3 & 0.4 & 0.0 & 0.1 & 0.2 & 0.3 & 0.4 \\ \midrule[0.8pt]
      & \multicolumn{5}{c}{15 W/80 B} & \multicolumn{5}{c}{20 W/60 B} & \multicolumn{5}{c}{30 W/ 40 B} \\ \addlinespace
      & 0 & -4 & -9 & -12 & -15 & 0 & -3 & -7 & -11 & -14 & 0 & -3 & -8 & -11 & -15 \\
      & -3 & -8 & -11 & -13 & -16 & -2 & -7 & -10 & -13 & -15 & -2 & -7 & -10 & -13 & -15\\
      ICC\textsubscript{1} & -6 & -9 & -11 & -14 & -17 & -5 & -8 & -11 & -13 & -16 & -5 & -9 & -11 & -13 & -16 \\
      & -8 & -11 & -13 & -15 & -17 & -7 & -10 & -12 & -13 & -16 & -7 & -10 & -12 & -14 & -16 \\
      & -10 & -13 & -14 & -16 & -17 & -9 & -11 & -13 & -14 & -16 & -9 & -12 & -13 & -14 & -16 \\ \midrule
      & \multicolumn{5}{c}{40 W/30 B} & \multicolumn{5}{c}{60 W/20 B} & \multicolumn{5}{c}{80 W/ 15 B} \\ \addlinespace
      & 0 & -4 & -8 & -12 & -15 & 0 & -4 & -8 & -12 & -15 & 0 & -5 & -8 & -13 & -15 \\
      & -3 & -8 & -10 & -14 & -16 & -3 & -7 & -11 & -13 & -16 & -3 & -8 & -11 & -14 & -16 \\
      ICC\textsubscript{1} & -5 & -9 & -11 & -14 & -16 & -5 & -9 & -12 & -14 & -16 & -5 & -10 & -12 & -14 & -17 \\
      & -8 & -11 & -13 & -14 & -16 & -8 & -11 & -12 & -15 & -17 & -8 & -11 & -13 & -15 & -16 \\
      & -9 & -12 & -13 & -15 & -16 & -10 & -12 & -13 & -15 & -17 & -10 & -12 & -14 & -15 & -17 \\ \bottomrule
    \end{tabular}
  \end{sidewaystable}
\end{document}
 
 
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However, it seems that columns are a bit too wide.


Best regards
Thorsten