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10/02/2015 Correct Examples of APA Tables http://www.cvgs.k12.va.us:81/research/paper/apa/correctfigure.htm 1/2 Correct Examples of APA Figures Important 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 displayed The colored lines are explained in a legend The title is concise and informative The second line of the heading lines up with the first

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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

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What is correct about this figure?

The title is bold and has a period at the endThe numbers are explained