table_f: Function _table_f_

In ltable: Easy to Make (Lazy) Tables

Function table_f

Description

Constructs tables of counts and proportions out of data sets.

Usage

table_f(data, datavars, type=1, digits=2, extended=FALSE, MV=FALSE, cb=FALSE)

Arguments

data	name of the data set; object of data.frame class
datavars	the character string that lists field names separated by comma in the order of presentation in the table: first has its sorted levels rolled out vertically leftmost, the last has its sorted levels spread by columns
type	the type of table: 1 (default) - count table; 2 - proportions by rows; 3 - proportions by columns; 4 - frequencies
digits	formats output digits number, applied only to proportions, default is 2
extended	TRUE adds margins of counts, applied only for proportions and frequencies, FALSE by default
MV	includes missing values into tabulation, operates with type=1 only, FALSE by default
cb	TRUE permits to copy the table to clipboard, FALSE by default

Details

• You can construct table with data set fields of factor, character, logical, and numeric classes.

• To insert table into Word document first open Excel, choose left high corner of placement by mouse click and use Ctrl+V combination or click on the Paste icon (the clipboard), then use Ctrl+C, open Word document, use Ctrl+V to place the table.

• If You want to use clipboard to insert table into Word document use option cb=TRUE. You will be asked to confirm, for previous information of clipboard would be lost.

Value

returns object of class data.frame

Note

Abstain from putting continuous variables or too many factor variables into datavars list to keep table legible. Put factor variable with numerous levels at the end of the list.

Author(s)

Ocheredko Oleksandr [e-mail]

Examples

data(sdata, package="ltable")
table_f(sdata, "a")
table_f(sdata, "a", MV=TRUE, extended=TRUE)
knitr::kable(table_f(sdata, "a,b,c"))
table_f(sdata, "a,b,c,d", type=2, digits=3)
table_f(sdata, "b,c,a,d", MV=TRUE, extended=TRUE, cb=TRUE)

ltable documentation built on Aug. 17, 2023, 1:06 a.m.