Notes: if additional information about the table is needed, this should appear in the notes sections labeled The notes should be placed under the table, and each note should Note. appear on a new line. There are three different types of notes: General notes: refer to the table as a whole Specific notes: refer to the specific part of the table identified by a lowercase superscript letter Probability notes: used to specify the p-value for the statistical test Table 1 Mean +/- SD ACT Scores for Males and Females Tested in a One Year Period November 1, 2010 November 1, 2011 Gender Mean SD Mean SD 24.3 1.8 25.1 1.2 Females 26.8 1.1 26.9 1.3 The mean score reflects the Composite Score of the ACT which ranges from 1 to 36. Note. The Composite Score is the average of each subject test score (English, Mathematics, Reading, Science). Font can follow the same as Figures (see next page) WSU Note: Figures Figure Numbering: all figures should be numbered Arabic numbers (1, 2, 3, …). The figure number should be left aligned, italicized, followed by a period, and placed below the figure. Title: the title follows the figure number on the same line. This should be sentence case and is not italicized. The title, which also serves as the caption, should be a brief, complete explanation of the figure. Font: a sans serif typeface such as, Helvetic, is recommended. The font size should be between 8 and 14-point Height: the height of the figure should not exceed the top or bottom margins Legends: the legend should be within the border of the figure Sample Graph Hi and low temperatures recorded for Germantown, Ohio during the last week of 2011 Figure 1. using data collected from The Weather Channel, LLC weather.com For student papers, the American Psychological Association (2002) states that: Note: Double-spacing is required throughout most of the manuscript. When single-spacing would improve readability, however, it is usually encouraged. Single-spacing can be
Notes: if additional information about the table is needed, this should appear in the notes sections labeled Note. The notes should be placed under the table, and each note should appear on a new line. There are three different types of notes: General notes: refer to the table as a whole Specific notes: refer to the specific part of the table identified by a lowercase superscript letter Probability notes: used to specify the p-value for the statistical test Table 1 Mean +/- SD ACT Scores for Males and Females Tested in a One Year Period November 1, 2010 November 1, 2011 Gender Mean SD Mean SD 24.3 1.8 25.1 1.2 Females 26.8 1.1 26.9 1.3 Note. The mean score reflects the Composite Score of the ACT which ranges from 1 to 36. The Composite Score is the average of each subject test score (English, Mathematics, Reading, Science). WSU Note: Font can follow the same as Figures (see next page) Figures Figure Numbering: all figures should be numbered Arabic numbers (1, 2, 3, …). The figure number should be left aligned, italicized, followed by a period, and placed below the figure. Title: the title follows the figure number on the same line. This should be sentence case and is not italicized. The title, which also serves as the caption, should be a brief, complete explanation of the figure. Font: a sans serif typeface such as, Helvetic, is recommended. The font size should be between 8 and 14-point Height: the height of the figure should not exceed the top or bottom margins Legends: the legend should be within the border of the figure Sample Graph Figure 1. Hi and low temperatures recorded for Germantown, Ohio during the last week of 2011 using data collected from The Weather Channel, LLC weather.com Note: For student papers, the American Psychological Association (2002) states that: Double-spacing is required throughout most of the manuscript. When single-spacing would improve readability, however, it is usually encouraged. Single-spacing can be
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