spicy_tables

The spicy table engine provides a cohesive set of tools for creating and
printing formatted ASCII tables in R, designed for descriptive statistics.
Functions in this family include:<ul>
<li><code>freq()</code> — frequency tables with support for weights, labelled data, and cumulative percentages</li>
<li><code>spicy_print_table()</code> — general-purpose ASCII table printer</li>
<li><code>build_ascii_table()</code> — internal rendering engine for column alignment and formatting</li>
</ul>

internal

frequency

Descriptive

Tables

spicy

Provides tools for descriptive data analysis,
variable inspection, data management, and tabulation workflows in 'R'.
Summarizes variable metadata, labels, classes, missing values, and
representative values, with support for readable frequency tables,
cross-tabulations, association measures for contingency tables
(Cramer's V, Phi, Goodman-Kruskal Gamma, Kendall's Tau-b, Somers' D,
and others), categorical and continuous summary tables, and
model-based bivariate tables for continuous outcomes, including
APA-style reporting outputs. Includes helpers for interactive
codebooks, variable label extraction, clipboard export, and row-wise
descriptive summaries. Designed to make descriptive analysis and
reporting faster, clearer, and easier to work with in practice.

Amal Tawfik

Descriptive Statistics, Summary Tables, and Data Management
Tools

spicy_tables function

<ul>
<li><code>freq()</code> — Main entry point for generating frequency tables.</li>
<li><code>spicy_print_table()</code> — Applies formatting and optional titles or notes.</li>
<li><code>build_ascii_table()</code> — Internal engine handling padding, alignment, and box rules.</li>
</ul>

Core functions

The spicy table engine supports multiple padding options via <code>padding</code>:
<code>"compact"</code> (default), <code>"normal"</code>, and <code>"wide"</code>.
Horizontal and vertical rules can be customized, and colors are supported
when the terminal allows ANSI color output (via the crayon package).

Output styling

Spicy Table Engine: Frequency and Cross-tabulation Rendering — spicy_tables

<ul>
<li><code>freq()</code> — Main entry point for generating frequency tables.</li>
<li><code>spicy_print_table()</code> — Applies formatting and optional titles or notes.</li>
<li><code>build_ascii_table()</code> — Internal engine handling padding, alignment, and box rules.</li>
</ul>

The spicy table engine supports multiple padding options via <code>padding</code>:
<code>"compact"</code> (default), <code>"normal"</code>, and <code>"wide"</code>.
Horizontal and vertical rules can be customized, and colors are supported
when the terminal allows ANSI color output (via the crayon package).

spicy_tables: Spicy Table Engine: Frequency and Cross-tabulation Rendering

Description

Arguments

Core functions

Output styling

Details

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