Table

There are two basic ways of creating tables in Displayr. A table can be created using an Calculation or by dragging and dropping onto a Page from the Data Sets tree.

Creating tables

Summary tables

When a Variable Set is dragged from the Data Sets tree a SUMMARY Table is created. Summary tables can contain multiple statistics, such as both percentages and counts, and that they can also be one or two-dimensional in terms of the data that they represent (this is determined by the Variable Set Structure, as described below).

Crosstabs

A crosstab is created when a second Variable Set is dragged onto a Summary Table.

Tables created from Calculations

Tables can also be created using R code (see Calculation). Note that this type of table is ultimately a custom Calculation and is qualitatively different to summary tables and crosstabs (e.g., you can sort this type of table by clicking on the column headings).

Manipulating tables and controlling their appearance

Summary tables and crosstabs

The appearance of a table is governed by:

• The properties of the Variable Set:
  • Variable Set Structure
  • Value Attributes
  • Data Reduction
• The selections in the Inputs and Properties sections of the Object Inspector on the right of the screen:
  • The data.
  • The statistics.
  • Filter(s) (see Filters in Displayr).
  • Weight (see Weights in Displayr).
  • Appearance.

R Output tables

The appearance of a table created by a custom Calculation is governed by the:

• R code.
• Selections under Appearance in the Object Inspector.