Aligning numbers in LaTeX tabular environments

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From: Michael Strasser
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1991 04:48

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I am writing a thesis, and would like to be able to align
numbers in some tables in as I have seen in some journals.

The case is where the heading text (which I would like
centred) is wider than the numbers (which I would like right-
aligned).  

For example:

	First class
	  rhubarb
	    40
	   231
	    12
	     6

etc.  The only way I can see to set the above is something
like:

	\begin{tabular}{p{2em}rp{2em}}
	\multicolumn{3}{c}{First class} \\
	\multicolumn{3}{c}{rhubarb} \\
	& 40 & \\
	& 231 & \\

etc. where the dimension shown here as 2em may need to be adjusted.

Is there a neater way to achieve this?  Is this idea typographically
unsound?

--
Mike Strasser
Psychology Dept
The University of Queensland

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