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APA (7th ed.), Citation Style: Data, Instruments, and Software

Data Sets

Data sets are extremely helpful and valuable, as well as unpublished raw data. The general template can be found on pg. 338 of the APA manual.

For more information, please see p. 338, for specific examples.

For more information on data sets, please visit: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/data-set-references

Computer software and mobile apps can also be utilized to give another lens through which to view the data that has been collected. This information can be found in Section 10.10 of the APA manual on pp. 338-340. The general templates can be found on p. 339, with specific examples on pp.339-340.

Tests, Scales and Inventories are an important part of research, and need to be cited accordingly. More information can be found in Section 10.11 of the APA manual, and specific reference examples can be found on pp. 340-341. The general citation format can be found on pg. 340.

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