Data for table construction

##   ospreysex fishspp count
## 1      Male Sunfish    59
## 2    Female Sunfish    72
## 3      Male    Bass    14
## 4    Female    Bass    21
## 5      Male    Shad   189
## 6    Female    Shad   138

xtable table with results="asis"

By adding the option results="asis" to the chunk the table is now rendered into text.

ospreysex fishspp count
Male Sunfish 59
Female Sunfish 72
Male Bass 14
Female Bass 21
Male Shad 189
Female Shad 138

Use of the align = option for left, right, and centered cell text. It is simplest to change names outside of the xtable call.

Sex Fish Species Frequency
Male Sunfish 59
Female Sunfish 72
Male Bass 14
Female Bass 21
Male Shad 189
Female Shad 138