APA 7th Style Manual
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) 7th Edition by Call Number: ONLINE and Ready Reference BF76.7 .P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832178Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Contains reference examples for citing: Textual Works, Data and Assessments, Audiovisual Media, and Online Media.
- APA Tutorial: The Basics of APA StyleContains guidance on: Paper Format, In-Text Citations, Mechanics of Style, Bias-Free Language, Tables and Figures, References, Grammar, and the Publication Process.
- Purdue OWL: APA Formatting and Style GuideFrom Purdue, an excellent, detailed summary of the APA style.
- Video: General Guidelines for APA Citation Style
A 4-minute video that will take you through the basics of parenthetical citation, a reference list, and how to cite a book, article, and webpage.
Basic Citations Patterns for APA
Basic Format for citing data sets using APA:
Author (year data was published). Name of data or report. Retrieved from [URL].
Note: for the data sets we will collect in this class, the author will always be the United States Census Bureau.
Example (from Social Explorer):
U.S. Census Bureau (2013). Median household income, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table 57. Retrieved from Social Explorer http://www.socialexplorer.com/tables/ACS2013_5yr/R11224175?ReportId=R11224175
Note: You might not be able to create a persistent link from Social Explorer when using tables on this database. For example, the link above will most likely take you to the homepage of Social Explorer instead of the table in the citation. However, making sure that the rest of your citation is detailed and correct, it should lead to the appropriate page and table if someone would like to see this data.
