Subject Guides: Referencing: APA Style 7th Edition: Data sets

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The date for unpublished data is the year(s) of collection.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

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

Example:

Statistics South Africa. (2012). Census 2011: Statistical release [Data set]. Retreived from http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P030142011.pdf

In-text referencing:

Statistics South Africa (2012) ... OR ... (Statistics South Africa, 2012)