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DBA 740 Analytics for Decision Making: APA Format for Tables and Figures

Analytics for Decision Making

APA 7th edition format for tables

  • Table number should appear above the table in bold. Table number and title are double spaced
  • Title should be below the table number in italics in title case (all important words should be capitalized). 
  • column headings should be centered in columns in sentence case (only the first word is capitalized)
  • Use the same font size and font for tables
  • text in table cells may be single or double spaced.  Text in cells should be centered.  Longer text entries may be flush left if it helps with readability
  • The column headings have a vertical border above and below.  Do not use any other vertical or horizontal borders. 
  • There should be one vertical border at the bottom of the table.  
  • Do not use symbols like percent signs if the column heading clearly states percentages.
  • SEE CH. 7 OF THE APA 7TH EDITION MANUAL FOR MORE INFORMATION

How to format data tables

NOT formatted in APA 7th edition format

Column1 Column2 Column3
Leading mobile Android app marketing automation SDKs 2023    
Most popular installed marketing automation software development kits (SDKs) across Android apps worldwide as of July 2023    
     
CleverTap 37.83 in %
Freshchat Freshdesk Messaging by Freshworks 29 in %
WebEngage 26.16 in %
Urban Airship 14.23 in %
Tenjin 9.50 in %
Adobe Marketing Cloud 5.13 in %
Braze Appboy 4.37 in %
Amazon Pinpoint Mobile Analytics 2.37 in %
Salesforce Marketing Cloud 2.12 in %
Adobe Experience Platform 2.01 in %

CORRECTLY formatted APA table

Table 1

Leading Mobile Android App Marketing Automation Software Development Kits 2023

App name Percentage in sales
CleverTap 38
Freshchat Freshdesk Messaging by Freshworks 29
WebEngage 26
Urban Airship 14
Tenjin 10
Adobe Marketing Cloud 5
Braze Appboy 4
Amazon Pinpoint Mobile Analytics 2
Salesforce Marketing Cloud 2
Adobe Experience Platform 2