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10/02/2015 Correct Examples of APA Tables
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Correct Examples of APA FiguresImportant items to consider when constructing graphs:
1. Be sure to place "Figure 1, 2, 3, etc..." 3 spaces in front of in front of title (preferably in bold) 2. When using lines, or a bar graph, and trying to differentiate series lines by using shapes (as found in
Figure 1 below), or by using grayscale (since copies will be made of papers for VJAS, and judges will not be able to distinguish by color, only in grayscale (in Excel '07, at
the top, a grayscale option is present at the top of the page).3. Graph titles need to be "stand alone", i.e. The title should describe both the x and the y axis and the
series names.
What is correct about this figure?
The units of measurement are displayedThe colored lines are explained in a legendThe title is concise and informativeThe second line of the heading lines up with the first
10/02/2015 Correct Examples of APA Tables
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What is correct about this figure?
The title is bold and has a period at the endThe numbers are explained