This page has general guidelines for citing data and statistics. For more information, consult:
APA
In text format:
Bibliography format:
Examples:
(U.S. Census Bureau, 2012, Table 270)
U.S. Census Bureau. (2012) "Table 270. Public High School Graduates by State: 1980 to 2009." In U.S. Census Bureau (131st ed.), Statistical Abstract of the United States. Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0270.pdf.
MLA
Format:
Example:
U.S. Census Bureau. "Table 270. Public High School Graduates by State: 1980 to 2009." Statistical Abstract of the United States. 131st ed. U.S. Census Bureau. Washington D.C.: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012. Web. 25 October 2013. <http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0270.pdf>.
A general format for citing datasets:
Format:
Example:
Lowe T, Garwood RJ, Simonsen TJ, Bradley RS, Withers PJ (2013) Data from: Metamorphosis revealed: time-lapse three-dimensional imaging inside a living chrysalis. Dryad Digital Repository. doi:10.5061/dryad.b451g
APA
Format:
Example:
Lowe, Tristan, Garwood, Russell J., Simonsen, Thomas J., Bradley, Robert S., and Withers, Philip J. (2013). Data from: Metamorphosis revealed: time-lapse three-dimensional imaging inside a living chrysalis. [Dataset]. doi:10.5061/dryad.b451g
MLA
Format:
Example:
Lowe, Tristan et al. “Data from: Metamorphosis Revealed: Time-lapse Three-dimensional Imaging Inside a Living Chrysalis.” Dryad Digital Repository, 2013. Web. 24 October 2013.