Subject guides: Citing and referencing: Data sets

APA 7th Contents

Data sets

Notes:

This material includes raw (published) data that is used for data analysis or measurement.
The date for unpublished data is the year(s) of collection.
The title of the data set, or data file, is italicised.
Directly after the title, indicate in square brackets the description of the form.
Include retrieval date only if the data set is designed to change over time.
Include the DOI or the URL.
You may shorten a long URL. Use a site such as Bitly URL Shortener. e.g. Long URL https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/2e5a7bd9-4465-4fb6-8fca-041f0c874cb7/13426.pdf.asp becomes Short URL https://bit.ly/2rprcj5 Check that both URLs will access the same document.

Data set

Format	Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of data set (Version 1.1) [Data set]. Publisher Name. https://doi.org/xxxxx or https://xxxxx OR Name of Group. (Year). Title of data set. [Data set]. Publisher Name. Retrieved Month DD, YYYY, from https://xxxxx
Examples	Aston, L., Currie, G., Delbosc, A., Fournier, N., Kamruzzerman, M., & Teller, D. (2020). Melbourne built environment and transit use empirical dataset (Version 2) [Data set]. Monash University. https://doi.org/10.26180/5d9994f4704ea Department of Planning and Community Development (Vic). (2015). Projected population by age and sex: Vic RVic MSD 2006–2056 [Data set]. https://bit.ly/2TWzpGm Galloway, D., in’ t Zand, J. J. M., Chenevez, J., Worpel, H., Keek, L., Ootes, L., Watts, A. L., Gisler, L., Sanchez-Fernandez, C., & Kuulkers, E. (2020). MINBAR observations table (Version 7) [Data set]. Monash University. https://doi.org/10.26180/5e4f541ece460 Koopman, B., & Zuccon, G. (2017). A test collection for matching patient to clinical trials. (Version 4) [Data set]. CSIRO. Data Access Portal. https://doi.org/10.4225/08/58e2e83d92c2b

Format

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of data set (Version 1.1) [Data set]. Publisher Name. https://doi.org/xxxxx or https://xxxxx

Name of Group. (Year). Title of data set. [Data set]. Publisher Name. Retrieved Month DD, YYYY, from https://xxxxx

Examples

Aston, L., Currie, G., Delbosc, A., Fournier, N., Kamruzzerman, M., & Teller, D. (2020). Melbourne built environment and transit use empirical dataset (Version 2) [Data set]. Monash University. https://doi.org/10.26180/5d9994f4704ea

Department of Planning and Community Development (Vic). (2015). Projected population by age and sex: Vic RVic MSD 2006–2056 [Data set]. https://bit.ly/2TWzpGm

Galloway, D., in’ t Zand, J. J. M., Chenevez, J., Worpel, H., Keek, L., Ootes, L., Watts, A. L., Gisler, L., Sanchez-Fernandez, C., & Kuulkers, E. (2020). MINBAR observations table (Version 7) [Data set]. Monash University. https://doi.org/10.26180/5e4f541ece460

Koopman, B., & Zuccon, G. (2017). A test collection for matching patient to clinical trials. (Version 4) [Data set]. CSIRO. Data Access Portal. https://doi.org/10.4225/08/58e2e83d92c2b

Unpublished raw data

Format	Name of Group. (YYYY–YYYY). Title of data set [Unpublished raw data]. Source of Unpublished Data. Retrieved Month DD, YYYY, from https://xxxxx
Example	Kindness Institute. (2019–2020). The importance of kindness during a pandemic: A mixed method study of the effectiveness of local support initiatives in an Australian rural community [Unpublished raw data]. University of the Outback.