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DATA 275 Introduction to Data Analytics

Formatting Tables in APA style

APA style Formatting for SPSS tables

The data file that used for this guide is available via the following link: Cars2005.sav .

  1. With the file open generate a table of frequencies the variable Brand using the following syntax:

FREQUENCIES VARIABLES=Brand

  /ORDER=ANALYSIS.

 

You will get the following table in the output window. This is the default SPSS table format.

We need to convert it to the APA Style formatting below

 

 

  1. Double click on the table and then click Format in the toolbar

  1. Click Tablelooks from the dropdown menu and then select APA_TimesRoma_12pt.


 

 

  1. Click Ok. You will get the table in APA formatting form.

Changing the default Tablelook format to APA format

If you want to permanently change the table format to APA formatting instead of the SPSS default, follow the following steps.

  1. In the SPSS data window, select “Edit” > “Options”

  2. In the “Options” window, select the “Pivot Tables” tab

  1. Select APA_TimesRoma_12pt and click OK. You are done!

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