[OS X TeX] column width in tables
Themis Matsoukas
matsoukas at psu.edu
Fri Apr 28 01:05:00 CEST 2006
Your first column is too wide because it has to accommodate the very
last item:
"\small\textit{Source: } NLSY97 and 2000 Census Longform Survey".
One way to correct this is to say:
\multicolumn{6}{l}{\small\textit{Source: } NLSY97 and 2000
Census Longform Survey}
Themis
On Apr 27, 2006, at 3:27 PM, Scott Cunningham wrote:
>
> When I use the following code, the first column which reports the
> names of variables ends up being far wider than any other column.
> Why is this happening? How do I specify that I want the first
> column to be as large as the longest string in one of the cells in
> that column, and no wider? I will report both the code I'm using,
> and then following that, some of the errors I received when it was
> compiling.
>
> ****** CODE ********
> \begin{table}[!tbp] \caption{Estimated Effect of Relationship
> Markets on Male's Recent Sex Partners (Robust Standard Errors in
> Parenthesis)}
> \begin{center}
> \begin{tabular}{ld..} \toprule
> \multicolumn{1}{1}{} &\multicolumn{1}{c}[1]&\multicolumn{1}{c}[2]&
> \multicolumn{1}{c}[3]&\multicolumn{1}{c}[4]&\multicolumn{1}{c}
> {\textbf{[5]}}\\
> \toprule
> SexRatio$^{-1}$& .018& .021& .037& .
> 071& .062\\
> & (.011)& (.011)& (.018)& (.027)
> & (.026)\\
> Age & 3.979& 3.182& 3.215&
> 3.698& .991\\
> & (.829)& (.885)& (.925)& (1.008)
> & (1.204)\\
> Age$^2 & --.101& --.074& --.076& --.
> 091& --.036\\
> & (.024)& (.025)& (.025)& (.028)
> & (.032)\\
> Edu & --.153& --.067& --.026& --.
> 028& .378\\
> & (.138)& (.146)& (.165)& (.170)
> & (.264)\\
> Parents Married& --.812& --.902& --.957& --.
> 983& --.668\\
> & (.316)& (.358)& (.387)& (.393)
> & (.727)\\
> \hline
> R$^2$ & .017& & &
> & .091\\
> N. of individuals& 2277.000& 2277.000& 2277.000&
> 2277.000& 2277.000\\
> \midrule
> \midrule
> $SexRatio$^{-1}$& .000& --.000& --.004&
> --.016& --.015\\
> & (.010)& (.010)& (.013)& (.020)
> & (.021)\\
> Age & 2.358& 2.115& 2.078&
> 1.924& .621\\
> & (.406)& (.422)& (.434)& (.432)
> & (.551)\\
> Age$^2 & --.055& --.047& --.047& --.
> 042& --.014\\
> & (.011)& (.011)& (.012)& (.012)
> & (.013)\\
> Edu & --.299& --.242& --.229& --.
> 224& .102\\
> & (.083)& (.090)& (.096)& (.097)
> & (.132)\\
> Parents Married& --.711& --.648& --.644& --.
> 645& .213\\
> & (.131)& (.149)& (.149)& (.149)
> & (.348)\\
> \hline
> R$^2$ & .032& & &
> & .046\\
> N. of individuals& 5499.000& 5499.000& 5499.000&
> 5499.000& 5499.000\\
> \bottomrule
> \small\textit{Source: } NLSY97 and 2000 Census Longform Survey
> \end{tabular}
> \end{center}
> \end{table}
>
> **********************
>
> ****** ERROR MESSAGE *******
>
> LaTeX Warning: Float too large for page by 53.26924pt on input line
> 342.
>
> (./OLS.tex
>
> ! Package array Error: Illegal pream-token (1): `c' used.
>
> See the array package documentation for explanation.
> Type H <return> for immediate help.
> ...
>
> l.4 \multicolumn{1}{1}{}
> &\multicolumn{1}{c}[1]&\multicolumn{1}{c}
> [2]&\multi...
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.4 ...multicolumn{1}{c}[2]&\multicolumn{1}{c}[3]&
> \multicolumn{1}{c}
> [4]&\mul...
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.6 ...& .018& .021& .037&
> .
> 071& .062\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.7 ...& (.011)& (.011)& (.018)&
> (.027)
> & (.026)\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.8 ...& 3.979& 3.182& 3.215&
>
> 3.698& .991\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.9 ...& (.829)& (.885)& (.925)&
> (1.008)
> & (1.204)\\
>
> ?
> ! Missing $ inserted.
> <inserted text>
> $
> l.10 Age$^2 &
> --.101& --.074& --.076& --.
> 091& ...
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.10 ... --.101& --.074& --.076&
> --.
> 091& --.036\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.11 ... (.024)& (.025)& (.025)&
> (.028)
> & (.032)\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.12 ... --.153& --.067& --.026&
> --.
> 028& .378\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.13 ... (.138)& (.146)& (.165)&
> (.170)
> & (.264)\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.14 ... --.812& --.902& --.957&
> --.
> 983& --.668\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.15 ... (.316)& (.358)& (.387)&
> (.393)
> & (.727)\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.17 ... .017& & &
>
> & .091\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.18 ... 2277.000& 2277.000& 2277.000&
>
> 2277.000& 2277.000\\
>
> ?
> ! Missing $ inserted.
> <inserted text>
> $
> l.21 $SexRatio$^
> {-1}$& .000& --.000& --.
> 004& --.01...
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.21 ... .000& --.000& --.004&
> --.
> 016& --.015\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.22 ... (.010)& (.010)& (.013)&
> (.020)
> & (.021)\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.23 ... 2.358& 2.115& 2.078&
>
> 1.924& .621\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.24 ... (.406)& (.422)& (.434)&
> (.432)
> & (.551)\\
>
> ?
> ! Missing $ inserted.
> <inserted text>
> $
> l.25 Age$^2 &
> --.055& --.047& --.047& --.
> 042& ...
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.25 ... --.055& --.047& --.047&
> --.
> 042& --.014\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.26 ... (.011)& (.011)& (.012)&
> (.012)
> & (.013)\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.27 ... --.299& --.242& --.229&
> --.
> 224& .102\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.28 ... (.083)& (.090)& (.096)&
> (.097)
> & (.132)\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.29 ... --.711& --.648& --.644&
> --.
> 645& .213\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.30 ... (.131)& (.149)& (.149)&
> (.149)
> & (.348)\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.32 ... .032& & &
>
> & .046\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.33 ... 5499.000& 5499.000& 5499.000&
>
> 5499.000& 5499.000\\
>
> ?
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