# Table with partial line on the top

I would like to mimecry the following table in LateX:

I have tried the following code but I am having hard time to get the partial line on the top (the content is not important, only the top line to specify to 'Tukey comparisons'):

\begin{table}[!htbp] \centering
\caption{}
\label{}
\begin{tabular}{@{\extracolsep{5pt}} ccccccc}
\hline\\[-1.8ex]
\multicolumn{6}{c}{Tukey’s HSD comparisons}\\
\hline\\[-1.8ex]
group & n & Mean & SD & 1998 & 1999 & 2000 \\
\hline\\[-1.8ex]
1998 & 256 & 79.71 & 13.40 &  & & \\
1999 & 307 & 82.34 & 13.30 & .005 & & \\
2001 & 292 & 92.23 & 6.57 & $<$.001 & $<$.001 & $<$.032 \\
\hline \\[-1.8ex]
\end{tabular}
\end{table}


I would be grateful for some tips here.

• \cmidrule from the booktabs package – leandriis May 1 at 14:39

To move the heading to the last three columns: &&&&\multicolumn{3}{c}{Tukey’s HSD comparisons} and either \cline or \cmidrule for the partial rule (the first has better spacing)

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{caption}

\begin{document}

\begin{table}[!htbp] \centering
\caption{}
\label{}
\begin{tabular}{@{\extracolsep{5pt}} ccccccc}
\toprule
&&&&\multicolumn{3}{c}{Tukey’s HSD comparisons}\\
\cmidrule{5-7}
group & n & Mean & SD & 1998 & 1999 & 2000 \\
\midrule
1998 & 256 & 79.71 & 13.40 &  & & \\
1999 & 307 & 82.34 & 13.30 & .005 & & \\
2001 & 292 & 92.23 & 6.57 & $<$.001 & $<$.001 & $<$.032 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

\end{document}


• Welcome to TeX.SE! I would add also \usepackage{caption} for a better caption positioning, and siunitx for the numbers alignment. – CarLaTeX May 1 at 14:45
• @CarLaTeX Approved your precious comment. – Sebastiano May 1 at 14:49
• @CarLaTeX Great hint! Thanks! – user187977 May 1 at 14:51