Table Generation

Convert experimental results into publication-ready LaTeX tables.

Input

$0 — Table type: comparison, ablation, descriptive, custom
$1 — Data source: JSON file, CSV file, or inline data

Scripts

Generate LaTeX table from JSON/CSV

python ~/.claude/skills/table-generation/scripts/results_to_table.py \
  --input results.json --type comparison \
  --bold-best max --caption "Performance comparison" \
  --label tab:main_results

Supports: comparison, ablation, descriptive, multi-dataset table types. Additional flags: --type multi-dataset for methods x datasets x metrics layout, --significance for p-value stars, --underline-second for second-best results.

References

LaTeX table templates and examples: ~/.claude/skills/table-generation/references/table-templates.md

Table Types

`comparison` — Main results table

Rows = methods (baselines + ours), Columns = metrics/datasets
Bold the best result in each column
Include mean +/- std when available
Use \multirow for method categories (Supervised, Self-supervised, etc.)

`ablation` — Ablation study table

Rows = variants (full model, minus component A, minus component B, ...)
Columns = metrics
Bold the full model result
Use checkmarks for component presence

`descriptive` — Dataset/statistics table

Dataset characteristics, hyperparameters, or summary statistics
Clean formatting with proper units

`custom` — Free-form table

User specifies layout and content

Required Packages

\usepackage{booktabs}    % \toprule, \midrule, \bottomrule
\usepackage{multirow}    % \multirow
\usepackage{multicol}    % multi-column layouts
\usepackage{threeparttable}  % table notes

Output Format

Always generate tables with:

booktabs rules (\toprule, \midrule, \bottomrule)
\caption{} and \label{tab:...}
Bold best results using \textbf{}
Table notes via threeparttable when needed
Proper alignment (l for text, c or r for numbers)

Rules

Only include numbers from actual experimental logs — never hallucinate results
All numbers must match the data source exactly
Use $\pm$ for standard deviations
Use \underline{} for second-best results when appropriate
Keep tables compact — avoid unnecessary columns
Use table* for wide tables spanning two columns
Add glossary/notes for abbreviated column headers

Related Skills

Upstream: data-analysis, experiment-code
Downstream: paper-writing-section, paper-compilation
See also: figure-generation

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