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I can't seem to center this table. Here's the code I have. I've tried using \centering too. There is a big indent and the table goes all the way to the right edge of the page.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tabularx, booktabs}
\newcolumntype{Y}{>{\centering\arraybackslash}X}
    \begin{document}
        \begin{center}
            \begin{tabularx}{1.55\textwidth}{c *{10}{Y}}
            \toprule\toprule

            & \multicolumn{5}{c}{Reward+Private}  
            & \multicolumn{5}{c}{No Reward+Public}\\
            & \multicolumn{5}{c}{minus No Reward+Private}  
            & \multicolumn{5}{c}{minus No Reward+Private}\\
            \cmidrule(lr){2-6} \cmidrule(l){7-11}
            &\multicolumn{5}{c}{Price}&\multicolumn{5}{c}{Price}\\
            \cmidrule(lr){2-6} \cmidrule(l){7-11}
            Endowment& 0.5  & 1    & 1.5  & 2    & Mean 
                     & 0.5  & 1    & 1.5  & 2    & Mean\\
            \midrule
            2.40     & $-.0068$ & $-.0168$  & .0157 &.0816 & .0211 
                     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx\\
                     & (.0825) & (.0646) & (.0641) & (.0724) & (.0350) 
                     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx\\
            3.60     & .0511 & .0516 & .0572 & .1212 & .0719 
                     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx\\
                     & (.0769) & (.0599) & (.0614) & (.0672) & (.0328) 
                     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx\\
            Mean     & .0228 & .0173 & .0367 & .1013 & .0467 
                     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx\\
                     & (.1013) & (.0438) & (.0441) & (.0491) & (.0239) 
                     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & \\

            \bottomrule
        \end{tabularx}
    \end{center}
    \end{document}
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    Welcome to TeX.SX! The table is much wider than the width of the textblock, and it therefore sticks out in the right margin. This is the default behaviour for stuff that is wider than \textwidth. You could restructure the table to make it narrower, but if you insist on having it that wide, try the suggestions in How can I center a too wide table?
    – Torbjørn T.
    Jul 17, 2015 at 7:17
  • Compiling your document there is a clear warning about an overfull box... it's too wide
    – user31729
    Jul 17, 2015 at 7:18
  • You tell latex to make the table wider than textwidth: {1.55\textwidth}.
    – Ignasi
    Jul 17, 2015 at 7:22

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The table is too wide to be centered.

If you insist in a wide table, you can use a sidewaystable from rotating package.

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tabularx, booktabs, rotating}
\newcolumntype{Y}{>{\centering\arraybackslash}X}
    \begin{document}
        \begin{center}
        \begin{sidewaystable}
            \begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{c *{10}{Y}}
            \toprule\toprule

            & \multicolumn{5}{c}{Reward+Private}  
            & \multicolumn{5}{c}{No Reward+Public}\\
            & \multicolumn{5}{c}{minus No Reward+Private}  
            & \multicolumn{5}{c}{minus No Reward+Private}\\
            \cmidrule(lr){2-6} \cmidrule(l){7-11}
            &\multicolumn{5}{c}{Price}&\multicolumn{5}{c}{Price}\\
            \cmidrule(lr){2-6} \cmidrule(l){7-11}
            Endowment& 0.5  & 1    & 1.5  & 2    & Mean 
                     & 0.5  & 1    & 1.5  & 2    & Mean\\
            \midrule
            2.40     & $-.0068$ & $-.0168$  & .0157 &.0816 & .0211 
                     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx\\
                     & (.0825) & (.0646) & (.0641) & (.0724) & (.0350) 
                     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx\\
            3.60     & .0511 & .0516 & .0572 & .1212 & .0719 
                     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx\\
                     & (.0769) & (.0599) & (.0614) & (.0672) & (.0328) 
                     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx\\
            Mean     & .0228 & .0173 & .0367 & .1013 & .0467 
                     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx\\
                     & (.1013) & (.0438) & (.0441) & (.0491) & (.0239) 
                     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & \\

            \bottomrule
        \end{tabularx}
        \end{sidewaystable}
    \end{center}
    \end{document}

But I think two separated tables doesn't look so bad and it's easy to compare values from one to the other.

enter image description here

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tabularx, booktabs}
\newcolumntype{Y}{>{\centering\arraybackslash}X}

    \begin{document}
        \begin{center}
            \begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{c *{5}{Y}}
            \toprule\toprule
            & \multicolumn{5}{c}{Reward+Private}  \\
            & \multicolumn{5}{c}{minus No Reward+Private} \\ 
            \cmidrule(lr){2-6} 
            &\multicolumn{5}{c}{Price}\\
            \cmidrule(lr){2-6} 
            Endowment& 0.5  & 1    & 1.5  & 2    & Mean\\
            \midrule
            2.40     & $-.0068$ & $-.0168$  & .0157 &.0816 & .0211 \\
                     & (.0825) & (.0646) & (.0641) & (.0724) & (.0350)\\
            3.60     & .0511 & .0516 & .0572 & .1212 & .0719\\
                     & (.0769) & (.0599) & (.0614) & (.0672) & (.0328) \\
            Mean     & .0228 & .0173 & .0367 & .1013 & .0467\\
                     & (.1013) & (.0438) & (.0441) & (.0491) & (.0239) \\
            \bottomrule
        \end{tabularx}
    \end{center}

    \begin{center}
            \begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{c *{5}{Y}}
            \toprule\toprule

            & \multicolumn{5}{c}{No Reward+Public}\\
            & \multicolumn{5}{c}{minus No Reward+Private}\\
            \cmidrule(lr){2-6}            
            &\multicolumn{5}{c}{Price}\\
            \cmidrule(lr){2-6}
            Endowment& 0.5  & 1    & 1.5  & 2    & Mean \\
            \midrule
            2.40     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx\\
                     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx\\
            3.60     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx\\
                     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx\\
            Mean     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx\\
                     & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx & x.xx\\
            \bottomrule
        \end{tabularx}
        \end{center}
    \end{document}
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