fprintf table not aligned

My fprintf table has two numbers off that i can't seem to fix.

Here is my work

table = [r' c' a' s' v'];
fprintf('%5.2f\t%5.3f\t%5.1f\t%5.4f\t%5.3f\n',table')
this is the outcome of my problem
 2.50	15.708	 19.6	78.5398  65.450
 2.89	18.151	 26.2	104.8749	    100.991
 3.28	20.595	 33.8	135.0109	    147.512

How to make it look like this?

 2.50	15.708	 19.6	78.5398        65.450
 2.89	18.151	 26.2	104.8749	    100.991
 3.28	20.595	 33.8	135.0109	    147.512

Answer 1

[Sindar]

generally, I suggest not using tabs when you want a table aligned. Instead, set the field widths larger:

fprintf('%6.2f %9.3f %7.1f %10.4f %9.3f\n',table')

I got the specific numbersby trial and error, but there is a formula:

• first width only needs to fit that data, so assuming that all data is <1000, we have 3 [digits before decimal] + 1 [decimal] + 2 [digits after decimal] = 6
• remaining fields should also include some padding between columns, so 4 [padding] + 3 [digits before decimal] + 1 [decimal] + 1-4 [digits after decimal] = 8-10