Within the body of your paper, information that does not appear in textual form must be formatted and labeled as either a table or figure. Use of tables and figures should only be used when necessary as a means to quickly and efficiently present information to the reader.
Use the following principles when designing tables and figures:
Number all tables and figures with Arabic numerals in the order which they are first mentioned/appear in the text. Tables and figures are numbered independently (e.g., You may have Table 1, Table 2, Figure 1, Table 3, Figure 2, etc.).
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Adapted from American Psychological Association publication manual (7th ed.).