How to make tables for submission to journals

[J McClure]

I created tables using the custom tables module and tablelooks. I then
met with my mentor and he had several suggestions for my tables but I
can't figure out how to do in custom tables what he suggests.
Also, I'd like to know what software/methods other than custom tables
people are using for manuscripts to be submitted to a journals?

Specific questions:
1. Can one export custom or not custom tables as LaTex?
2. Is there a way to have the significant results bolded?
3. Can I include p-values in a custom tables.
Thanks,
Jan

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[Jon K Peck]

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From:        J McClure <[hidden email]>
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Date:        12/06/2010 06:40 PM
Subject:        [SPSSX-L] How to make tables for submission to journals
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I created tables using the custom tables module and tablelooks. I then
met with my mentor and he had several suggestions for my tables but I
can't figure out how to do in custom tables what he suggests.
Also, I'd like to know what software/methods other than custom tables
people are using for manuscripts to be submitted to a journals?

Specific questions:
1. Can one export custom or not custom tables as LaTex?
>>>There is no built-in support for LaTex (this has come up several times recently), but you can export a table as html, and there are several html to LaTex converters that you can find with a little Googling.  I don't have any experience with these, but they seem to be easy to try.

2. Is there a way to have the significant results bolded?
3. Can I include p-values in a custom tables.
>>>Not if you mean the actual significance levels.  You can, however, have the means and proportion test results included in the main table.  APA-style markers can be specified via Ctables syntax (V18, I think, and later).  To merge the separate table of test results, which has quite a different layout, you would need to use the SPSSINC MERGE TABLES extension command or an equivalent script.  As for bolding, I'm not sure what you would bold, but if you can define it, it could be done with the SPSSINC MODIFY TABLES extension command plus a custom script snippet.

HTH,
Jon Peck


Thanks,
Jan

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[Ian Martin-2]

For the half dozen or so tables that I put into a journal submission,
I've generally found it easier to just export the SPSS output to
Excel, and edit and format the tables there.  SPSS tables usually
have more information in them than journals would like to report, and
Excel allows for conditional formatting to underline or boldface
significant p-values.

cheers,
Ian

Ian D. Martin, Ph.D.

Tsuji Laboratory
University of Waterloo
Dept. of Environment & Resource Studies


On 06 Dec, 2010, at 8:39 PM, J McClure wrote:

> I created tables using the custom tables module and tablelooks. I then
> met with my mentor and he had several suggestions for my tables but I
> can't figure out how to do in custom tables what he suggests.
> Also, I'd like to know what software/methods other than custom tables
> people are using for manuscripts to be submitted to a journals?
>
> Specific questions:
> 1. Can one export custom or not custom tables as LaTex?
> 2. Is there a way to have the significant results bolded?
> 3. Can I include p-values in a custom tables.
> Thanks,
> Jan
>
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