Hmisc Table Creation - r

Question

Just starting out with R and trying to figure out what works for my needs when it comes to creating "summary tables." I am used to Custom Tables in SPSS, and the CrossTable function in the package gmodels gets me almost where I need to be; not to mention it is easy to navigate for someone just starting out in R.
That said, it seems like the Hmisc table is very good at creating various summaries and exporting to LaTex (ultimately what I need to do).
My questions are:1)can you create the table below easily in the Hmsic page? 2) if so, can I interact variables (2 in the the column)? and finally 3) can I access p-values of significance tests (chi square).
Thanks in advance,
Brock
Cell Contents
|-------------------------|
| Count |
| Row Percent |
| Column Percent |
|-------------------------|
Total Observations in Table: 524
| asq[, 23]
asq[, 4] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Row Total |
-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
0 | 76 | 54 | 93 | 46 | 54 | 323 |
| 23.529% | 16.718% | 28.793% | 14.241% | 16.718% | 61.641% |
| 54.286% | 56.250% | 63.265% | 63.889% | 78.261% | |
-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
1 | 64 | 42 | 54 | 26 | 15 | 201 |
| 31.841% | 20.896% | 26.866% | 12.935% | 7.463% | 38.359% |
| 45.714% | 43.750% | 36.735% | 36.111% | 21.739% | |
-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Column Total | 140 | 96 | 147 | 72 | 69 | 524 |
| 26.718% | 18.321% | 28.053% | 13.740% | 13.168% | |
-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

Answer 1

The gmodels package has a function called CrossTable, which is very nice for those used to SPSS and SAS output. Try this example:
library(gmodels) # run install.packages("gmodels") if you haven't installed the package yet
x <- sample(c("up", "down"), 100, replace = TRUE)
y <- sample(c("left", "right"), 100, replace = TRUE)
CrossTable(x, y, format = "SPSS")
This should provide you with an output just like the one you displayed on your question, very SPSS-y. :)

Answer 2

If you are coming from SPSS, you may be interested in the package Deducer ( http://www.deducer.org ). It has a contingency table function:
> library(Deducer)
> data(tips)
> tables<-contingency.tables(
+ row.vars=d(smoker),
+ col.vars=d(day),data=tips)
> tables<-add.chi.squared(tables)
> print(tables,prop.r=T,prop.c=T,prop.t=F)
================================================================================================================
==================================================================================
========== Table: smoker by day ==========
| day
smoker | Fri | Sat | Sun | Thur | Row Total |
-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
No Count | 4 | 45 | 57 | 45 | 151 |
Row % | 2.649% | 29.801% | 37.748% | 29.801% | 61.885% |
Column % | 21.053% | 51.724% | 75.000% | 72.581% | |
-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Yes Count | 15 | 42 | 19 | 17 | 93 |
Row % | 16.129% | 45.161% | 20.430% | 18.280% | 38.115% |
Column % | 78.947% | 48.276% | 25.000% | 27.419% | |
-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Column Total | 19 | 87 | 76 | 62 | 244 |
Column % | 7.787% | 35.656% | 31.148% | 25.410% | |
Large Sample
Test Statistic DF p-value | Effect Size est. Lower (%) Upper (%)
Chi Squared 25.787 3 <0.001 | Cramer's V 0.325 0.183 (2.5) 0.44 (97.5)
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================================================================================================================
You can get the counts and test to latex or html using the xtable package:
> library(xtable)
> xtable(drop(extract.counts(tables)[[1]]))
> test <- contin.tests.to.table((tables[[1]]$tests))
> xtable(test)