

	  By way of follow-up, here is some data and code that generates the output with headings out of alignment:

> dput(mytab)
structure(c(1.3878, -0.7194, 0.3235, 1.6316, -0.4356, 1.8148, 
2.1689, -1.3665, -0.2746, -0.5798, 0.7115, -0.1848, -0.2882, 
-1.2555, 1.0218, -1.0525, 0.0228, -0.4127, -0.1542, 0.6117, -1.3412, 
0.5571, -0.3136, -1.0425, 0.1988, 0.4753, -1.1376, 1.4776, 0.3341, 
0.3023, 0.9131, 0.0879, 1.0132, -0.2998, 1.957, 0.6771, 0.3905, 
0.55, 0.2163, -0.2591, -1.6511, 2.2718, 0.2844, 0.7738, 0.5144, 
0.3111, -0.1829, -1.3218, 0.3496, -0.9592, -0.5241, -2.4456, 
-0.0152, 0.9551), .Dim = c(6L, 9L), .Dimnames = list(c("1a", 
"1b", "Overall", "2a", "2b", "Overall"), c("mean", "sd", "mean", 
"sd", "mean", "sd", "mean", "sd", "n")))
> 

Code:
w <- latex(mytab,title="",file="tab/mytab.tex",ctable=TRUE,caption="Descriptive statistic by Covariate",caption.loc="bottom",label="tab:sumtab",where="!htbp",n.rgroup=c(3,3),rgroup=c("Type I","Type II"),size="scriptsize",n.cgroup=c(2,2,2,2,1),cgroup=c("Type A","Type B","Type C","Type D","N"))

Thank-you again-

> From: dwinsemius@comcast.net
> To: stats09@hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [R] Hmisc Latex Question: column headings and Major Column Headings not properly alligned
> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:23:41 -0400
> 
> May I suggest you post  to the list the output of dput(mytab) ?
> 
>   If Frank can see immediately what the problem is, he may come along  
> in a day or two, but he usually wants a working example.
> 
> -- 
> David.
> 
> 
> On Aug 30, 2011, at 9:12 PM, . . wrote:
> 
> >
> > Dear R users:
> >
> > When I create a table without Major Column headings, my *regular*  
> > column headings appear correct in the typeset latex file.  The major  
> > row heading and row groups are as they should.
> >
> > w <- latex(mytab,title="",file="tab/ 
> > my.tex",ctable=TRUE,caption="Descriptive statistics by  
> > Covariate",caption.loc="bottom",label="tab:mytab",where="! 
> > htbp",n.rgroup=c(3,3),rgroup=c("Type I","Type II"))
> >
> > However, I'm trying to use cgroup and n.cgroup to group my columns  
> > under appropriate heading as:
> >
> > w <- latex(mytab,title="",file="tab/ 
> > mytab.tex",ctable=TRUE,caption="Descriptive statistics by  
> > Covariate",caption.loc="bottom",label="tab:mytab",where="! 
> > htbp",n.rgroup=c(3,3),rgroup=c("Type I","Type  
> > II"),n.cgroup=c(2,2,2,2,1),cgroup=c("Type A","Type B","Type C","Type  
> > D","n"),rowlabel="",size="scriptsize")
> >
> > When I use this code (there are 9 columns total in R object "mytab")  
> > the resulting Major Column headings are typeset properly, however  
> > the colheads themselves are missaligned.  The first column heading  
> > is over the row labels (Type I and Type II), and the rest of the  
> > column headings are spaced offset to the major column headings, so  
> > don't line up underneath.
> >
> > I've searched through google and haven't found anything, and I've  
> > been experimenting with every combination of latex() options I can  
> > think of, and nothing is working.  Any suggestions/solutions are  
> > greatly appreciated!
> >
> > My Hmisc version is: 3.8-3
> > and R version is: 2.8.1
> >
> >
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