| name | table-generation |
| description | Generate publication-quality LaTeX tables from experimental results. Convert JSON/CSV data to booktabs-styled tables with bold best results, multi-row layouts, and proper captions. Use when creating result tables, comparison tables, or ablation tables for papers. |
| argument-hint | ["data-source"] |
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
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