How to Include a Table as an Appendix in APA Format

The American Psychological Association was founded in July 1892 at Clark University in Maine by G. Stanley Hall, the first president, and 30 other members to study new forms of psychology. APA style is now the format most commonly used to write social science reports and research papers. A uniform format makes research easier to read and compile into books and journals. When using APA style, use tables in your appendix if they make large amounts of information easier to read, see and understand.

Instructions

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      Start a new page. Each appendix must start a new page.

    • 2

      Title the page "Appendix." This text should be centered. If there are multiple appendices, title them "Appendix A," "Appendix B" and so on according to the order the table will be placed in the appendix.

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      Insert your table underneath the "Appendix" title. In the first row of your table, title it "Table A1." Any following tables in the appendix will be "Table B2," "Table C3" and so on. Enter twice and type in an explanatory title for your table. Italicize this text.

    • 4

      Title each column and row, capitalizing the first letter of each title. Column and row titles should not be bold or italicized, and no period should end them.

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      Insert all of the data you wish to provide in your table. Table data can be double or single spaced depending on readability. If using words in your data, capitalize the first letter in each cell. If using numerical data, be consistent in the number of decimal points used. If leaving a row blank enter two dashes in that cell.

    • 6

      Remove the visibility of all vertical lines. Horizontal lines should be visible only for necessary clarity, such as for dividing column titles from data.

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      Add notes underneath your table starting under the first column. Justify notes to the left. Each note should begin on a separate line. A general note will begin with the italicized word "Note," a period and then the actual note. A specific note will begin with a lowercase letter superscript, and probability notes begin with an asterisk and end with a period, looking like this: *p < .05. **p < .01.

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