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Let’s say you created a frequency table using one of the methods from 3 Excel Methods for Creating a Frequency Table. The below image shows a frequency table using the pivot-table method (Method 3). How could we create an APA-style table based on the Excel table (pivot table)? Step 1: Copy and paste the pivot … Read more
Method 1: Using “Countif” in Excel Note, this is a tedious method and therefore you would want to move on to the next methods that are more efficient. However, using Countif is a straightforward method and therefore useful for discussing the frequency table. Countif counts the number of cells that meet a certain criterion (e.g., … Read more
The following graph shows the relationship between the two. The point of this figure is that the taller the parents, the taller the offspring (and vice versa). We should note, though, that the offspring of even very tall parents would not equal the height of its parents, but rather would be slightly shorter in stature … Read more
Here’s an example. The second group included 40 cisgender women between the ages of 20 and 30 years (M = 24.2, SD = 2.1, Mdn = 25.1), all of whom had emigrated from El Salvador; had at least 12 years of education; had been permanent residents of the United States for at least 10 years; … Read more
How to Create the Reference List (Especially Journal Articles) Example Bentley, M., Peerenboom, C. A., Hodge, F. W., Passano, E. B., Warren, H. C., & Washburn, M. F. (1929). Instructions in regard to preparation of manuscript. Psychological Bulletin, 26(2), 57–63. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0071487 Two Basic-Formating Templates Author name(s). (year of publication). Title of article, Title of Periodical, … Read more
What to cite? General guidelines for citation. Cite the work of those individuals whose ideas, theories, or research have directly influenced your work: The works that provide key background information, support or dispute your thesis, or offer critical definitions and data. Cite only works that you have read and ideas that you have incorporated into … Read more
First of all, here’s an example of the start of a text. When you start the main text of your research paper, make sure to insert a page break after page 2 by doing ctrl+enterat at the bottom of your abstract page (on page 2). Then, the main text that should start from page 3 … Read more
Abstract First of all, the abstract is placed on its own page after the title page (i.e., page 2). Here is an example. [Format of the label “Abstract”] [Format of the Contents] Keywords [Format of the label, “Keywords:”] [Format of the contents]
Windows: Alt + 0134 Mac: Command + Control + Spacebar to open the Character Viewer. Then, search for “Dagger” (you may need to scroll up or click the icon at the upper right corner to be able to search.) When to Use Daggers in APA Style? In the following three cases: How to Format the … Read more
Topics 1. When to use a table? 2. What are the components to be included in a table? 3. Where to place a table in an APA-style paper? 4. How to refer to tables in the text? 1. When to use a table? To present the results of multiple statistical tests or many descriptive statistics, … Read more