APA Style: 2.11 Text (Body). How to Format the First Page of the Text (on page 3)?

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

APA Style: 2.9 Abstract & Keywords (p. 38). How to Format the Abstract and Keywords?

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]

How to Insert the Dagger † Symbol (looks like the cross) in MS Word for APA Style

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

APA Style Manual (p. 195): 7. How to Format & Present Tables

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

Excel How To: (Grouped) Frequency Table Using Pivot Table Function Instead of Analysis ToolPak’s Histogram Function

You can create a (grouped) frequency table using the Histogram function of Analysis ToolPak. However, one downside of this method is that you need to manually decide the bins. For example, you need to manually list all the possible values for a regular frequency table or manually enter the upper limits of the bins (grouped … Read more

APA Style: 2.8 Running Head (p. 37)

Running Head (an abbreviated title) [Format] Appears in the page header of every page. All-capital letters. Maximum of 50 characters, counting letters, punctuation, and spaces between words. Flush left. Avoid using abbreviations. However, & (instead of “and”) can be used. No period at the end. For example, WEATHER AND MOOD [Contents] Running head is an … Read more

Excel How To: Data Analysis ToolPak Installation

Excel’s Data Analysis Tool, called Data Analysis ToolPak, has most of the functions that an introductory-statistics class would require: Frequency Table, Histogram, t-test, ANOVA, and so on. How To Install Excel Analysis ToolPak 0. Preview of the Outcome Here’s the image showing what’s going to happen when you successfully install the Data Analysis ToolPak for … Read more