Tables usually show numerical values or text, in columns and rows
Check the APA Style website for an illustration of the basic table component and placement of tables in a text
More information & examples from the APA Style Manual, s. 7.8-7.21, pp. 199–224224)
Note. Adapted/Reprinted fromTitle of Book(page number), by Author First Initial. Second Initial. Surname, Year, Publisher. Copyright Year by the Name of Copyright Holder. Reprinted with permission. [or Adapted with permission.] if permission is sought and obtained. |
Note. Reprinted from Employment Relations in New Zealand (2nd ed., p 98), by E. Rasmussen, 2009, Pearson. Copyright 2009 by Erling Rasmussen. Reprinted with permission. |
...as shown in Table 1, no compensation... |
If you simply refer to a table, format the in-text citation and the reference list entry as for books
....fifty eight percentage received compensation (Rasmussen, 2009). |
Rasmussen, E. J. (2009). Employment relations in New Zealand (2nd ed.). Pearson. |
Note format - for notes below the table
Note. Adapted/Retrieved/Reprinted from "Title of Article" by Author First Initial. Second Initial. Surname, Year, Journal Title, Volume(issue), page(s). Copyright Year by the Name of Copyright Holder. Reprinted with permission. [or Adapted with permission.] if permission is sought and obtained. |
Table 2
The Ratio of the Value of Newly Acquired Loans to Acquisition Target
Note. Reprinted from “When Salespeople Manage Customer
Relationships: Multidimensional Incentives and Private Information,”
by M. Kim, K. Sudhir, K. Uetake, and R. Caneles, 2019, Journal of
Marketing, 56(5), p. 765. Copyright 2019 by the American Marketing Association.
.. as shown in Table 4 ... the ratio of the value (see Table 4) |
Kim, M., Sudhir, K., Uetake, K., & Canales, R. (2019). When salespeople manage customer relationships: Multidimensional incentives and private information. Journal of Marketing Research, 56(5), 749–766. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022243719847661 |
If you simply refer to a table, format the in-text citation and the reference list entry as for articles.
.....(Kim et al., 2019) |
Kim, M., Sudhir, K., Uetake, K., & Canales, R. (2019). When salespeople manage customer relationships: Multidimensional incentives and private information. Journal of Marketing Research, 56(5), 749–766. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022243719847661 |
Note format - below the table
Note. General notes, including definitions of abbreviations. Title of the database. Copyright year by the Name of Copyright Holder. |
Table 3
Percentage of Men and Women Who Have Bought Fruit and Vegetable Products in the Last Four Weeks
Note. wc = weighted count, shown in thousands; v% =vertical percentage,
showing which % of the column group also belongs to the row group;
h% = horizontal percentage. Roy Morgan Single Source
New Zealand. Copyright 2015 by Roy Morgan Single Source New Zealand.
.... as shown in Table 3 |
Roy Morgan New Zealand. (2015). Percentage of men and women who have bought fruit and vegetable products in the last four weeks, April- December, 2015 [Table]. Roy Morgan Single Source New Zealand. |
... fewer men than women bought vegetables (Roy Morgan, New Zealand, 2010). |
Roy Morgan New Zealand. (2010). Percentage of men and women who have bought fruit/vegetables in the last seven days, August 2009-July [Table]. Roy Morgan Single Source New Zealand. |
Note. Include the title of the document if the table title does not provide enough information. Adapted/Reprinted from Source website. Copyright Year by Name of copyright Holder. |
Table 4
Percentage of New Zealand Population Who Have Never Worked by Age Group.
June 2016 quarter
Age group (years) |
Never-worked group
|
15–19 |
48.5 |
20–24 |
8.4 |
25–29 |
3.4 |
30–34 |
1.8 |
35–39 |
1.5 |
Note. Adapted from http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/income-and-work/employment_
and_unemployment/people-never-worked.aspx. Copyright 2016 by Statistics New Zealand.
... as shown in Table 2, young people make up most of the never-worked group ... |
If you refer to a table but don’t provide a copy of it in your assessment, simply give an in-text citation as for websites.
...twenty four year olds who never worked (Statistics New Zealand, 2016). |
Statistics New Zealand. (2016). Percentage of New Zealand population who have never worked, June 2016 quarter [Table]. http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/income-and-work/employment_and_unemployment/people-never-worked.aspx |
If your table has been included in a formally published work reference the work.
If your table is available on a website reference the webpage (see examples in the webpage section).
For your own tables in an assignment:
An example of a table (not real data):
Table 1
Data from a survey of engineering students and staff
Note. Data collected by author on the 26th of October 2022.