When to use a table? Use a table if:
How is a table organized?
Where should a table be placed? DO NOT try to integrate tables and figures into the text. When manuscripts are submitted for publication tables and figures are submitted on separate pages.
The sample table below is based on data collected by Tom Susman '04 and Emily Ruffing '04'.
Table 1. Multiple antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli collected in streams above and below cattle
fields in Knox County, Ohio.
Sitea |
None |
Single |
Multiple |
X2 , pb |
Wolf Run above below Grove Church above below Gap Trail above below |
14
|
74
|
12
20 |
17.126
|
a Refer to Figure 1 for site locations
b X 2 was used to compare the frequency of resistance categories for E. coli collected
above and below the cattle fields, df=1 for each test. N = 100 at each site