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Tables

Table 2.1 Effective and Ineffective Paper Titles
Table 2.2 Examples of Author Bylines and Affiliations
Table 2.3 Format for the Five Levels of Heading in APA Style
Table 3.1 Quantitative Design Reporting Standards (JARS–Quant)
Table 3.2 Qualitative Design Reporting Standards (JARS–Qual)
Table 3.3 Mixed Methods Design Reporting Standards (JARS–Mixed)
Table 4.1 Recommended Verb Tenses in APA Style Papers
Table 6.1 Guide to Hyphenating Temporary Compound Terms
Table 6.2 Prefixes and Suffixes That Do Not Require Hyphens
Table 6.3 Compound Words That Require Hyphens
Table 6.4 Abbreviations for Common Units of Measurement
Table 6.5 Statistical Abbreviations and Symbols
Table 7.1 Basic Components of a Table
Table 7.2 Sample Demographic Characteristics Table
Table 7.3 Sample Properties of Study Variables Table
Table 7.4 Sample Meta-Analysis Summary Table
Table 7.5 Sample Summary of Complex Experimental Design Table
Table 7.6 Sample Descriptive Statistics for Study Measures Table
Table 7.7 Sample Chi-Square Analysis Table
Table 7.8 Sample Results of Several t Tests Table
Table 7.9 Sample a Priori or Post Hoc Comparisons Table
Table 7.10 Sample Correlation Table for One Sample
Table 7.11 Sample Correlation Table for Two Samples
Table 7.12 Sample Analysis of Variance Table (Option 1)
Table 7.13 Sample Analysis of Variance Table (Option 2)
Table 7.14 Sample Factor Analysis Table
Table 7.15 Sample Regression Table, Without Confidence Intervals
Table 7.16 Sample Regression Table, With Confidence Intervals in Brackets
Table 7.17 Sample Regression Table, With Confidence Intervals in Separate Columns
Table 7.18 Sample Hierarchical Multiple Regression Table
Table 7.19 Sample Model Comparison Table
Table 7.20 Sample Multilevel Model Comparison Table
Table 7.21 Sample Confirmatory Factor Analysis Model Comparison Table
Table 7.22 Sample Qualitative Table With Variable Descriptions
Table 7.23 Sample Qualitative Table Incorporating Quantitative
Table 7.24 Sample Mixed Methods Table
Table 8.1 Basic In-Text Citation Styles
Table 8.2 Examples of Direct Quotations Cited in the Text
Table 9.1 How to Create a Reference When Information Is Missing
Table 11.1 Key Differences Between APA Style References and Legal References
Table 11.2 Common Legal Reference Abbreviations
Table 12.1 Copyright Attribution Templates
Table 12.2 Example Copyright Attributions for Reprinted or Adapted Tables and Figures

Figures

Figure 2.1 Sample Professional Title Page
Figure 2.2 Sample Student Title Page
Figure 2.3 Sample Author Note
Figure 2.4 Use of Headings in a Sample Introduction
Figure 2.5 Format of Headings in a Sample Paper
Figure 3.1 Flowchart of Quantitative Reporting Standards to Follow Depending on Research Design
Figure 7.1 Basic Components of a Figure
Figure 7.2 Sample Bar Graph
Figure 7.3 Sample Line Graph
Figure 7.4 Sample Figure Showing the Flow of Participants
Through a Study Process
Figure 7.5 Sample CONSORT Flow Diagram
Figure 7.6 Sample Conceptual Model
Figure 7.7 Sample Structural Equation Model
Figure 7.8 Sample Confirmatory Factor Analysis Results Figure
Figure 7.9 Sample Path Model
Figure 7.10 Sample Qualitative Research Figure
Figure 7.11 Sample Mixed Methods Research Figure
Figure 7.12 Sample Illustration of Experimental Setup
Figure 7.13 Sample Illustration of Experimental Stimuli
Figure 7.14 Sample Map
Figure 7.15 Sample Scatterplot
Figure 7.16 Sample Multidimensional Scaling Figure
Figure 7.17 Sample Photograph
Figure 7.18 Sample Complex Multipanel Figure
Figure 7.19 Sample Event-Related Potential Figure
Figure 7.20 Sample fMRI Figure
Figure 7.21 Sample Display of Genetic Material (Physical Map)
Figure 8.1 Example of an Appropriate Level of Citation
Figure 8.2 Correspondence Between a Reference List Entry and an In-Text Citation
Figure 8.3 Example of Repeated Narrative Citations With the Year Omitted
Figure 8.4 Example of a Long Paraphrase With a Single In-Text Citation
Figure 8.5 Example of Repeated Citations Necessary to Clarify Sources
Figure 8.6 Example of Changes Made to a Direct Quotation
Figure 8.7 Example of Citations Omitted at the End of a Quotation
Figure 9.1 Example of Where to Find Reference Information for a Journal Article
Figure 9.2 Examples of the Order of Works in a Reference List
Figure 9.3 Sample Annotated Bibliography
Figure 9.4 Use of Asterisks to Indicate Studies Included in a Meta-Analysis
Figure 12.1 Flowchart of Manuscript Progression From Submission to Publication

CREDITS FOR ADAPTED
TABLES, FIGURES, AND
PAPERS pg. 615

REFERENCES pg. 625

INDEX pg. 634

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Mostly skimmed it just so I can refer back to it, but I am inordinately excited about the amount of citation examples. ( )

How to minimise the problems of peer review.