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Displaying Results. APA Format. A FEW TIPS. 12-pt. Type, double-spacing, 1-in. Margins Portrait or landscape Label every row and column Remember heading for first column Position table entries side by side if comparisons Include only essential data (clean look)
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Displaying Results APA Format
A FEW TIPS... • 12-pt. Type, double-spacing, 1-in. Margins • Portrait or landscape • Label every row and column • Remember heading for first column • Position table entries side by side if comparisons • Include only essential data (clean look) • Order of presenting data in tables should show the results in the order you gave the tests A FEW TIPS for tables:
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TableChecklist • 12 pt. and double, single or spaced one and a half spaces including title, heading and notes (try to keep table on one page) • Title, headings and notes labeled • Title is brief but explanatory • Consistency in all tables • All abbreviations and symbols explained • Table is intelligible without reference to the text • Notes organized according to the convention of general, specific, probability • Table or data from other sources cited properly (citation at end of note) • Table referred to in the text (if table is in Appendix)
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Figure checklist • Is the figure necessary? • Is the figure simple, clear and free of extra detail? • Is the title descriptive of the content of the figure? • Are all elements of the figure clearly labeled? • Are all figures numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals? • Are all figures mentioned in text (if figure is in Appendix)?
References Displaying Results. (2009). In Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th Ed). Washington DC: American Psychological Association. S. (2009, November 12). Table Tips. Retrieved January 29, 2018, from http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2009/11/table-tips.html Welcome to the Purdue OWL. (n.d.). Retrieved January 29, 2018, from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/19