When including tables and figures in-text, you can:
Label your table or figure and give it a meaningful title. Refer to it in your closely preceding text.
The table below was created with original data, no acknowledgment is required.
Table 1. Gendered Breakdown of Respondents to Surveys
Respondents | Survey A | Survey B |
---|---|---|
Females | 15 | 18 |
Males | 59 | 21 |
If your figure or table is not completely your own work, you must acknowledge the source(s) you used. Use a footnote to specify where you accessed the information.
Table 2. Levels of Activity Based on Geographic Locationa
Geographic Location | % Physically Active | % Zero Physical Activity |
---|---|---|
City | 28.3% | 12.3 |
Inner Regional | 26.8 | 17.4 |
aData derived from National Health Survey 2020-2119
For figures and tables that you have copied exactly from another source, use a footnote to specify where the figure or table comes from.
Figure 1. Funnel plot of pool prevalence of postpartum depression in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020a
aSource: Woldeyohannes et al.31
Number. Author A. Data from: Data set title. Name of Repository. Deposited Month Day, Year. doi:10.xxx
60. Barnieh L, Clement F, Harris A, et al. Data from: Strategies to increase appropriate prescribing. Bridges. Deposited March 11, 2014. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090434.t002
See Chapter 4 of the AMA Manual of Style, 11th ed. for more information about creating tables and figures in your work. The section on footnotes is particularly useful.
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