Primary sources include statistical data, speeches, transcripts, photographs or videos, original artistic or literary works, and historical documents.
If you analyze something directly, it functions as a primary source. This includes your own original quantitative or qualitative data.
Page numbers are only necessary in APA in-text citations when material is directly quoted. Include the page number after the publication date (Author, date, p. 1).
To cite a page range, include “pp.” and use an en dash (Author, date, pp. 1–10).
Knowing how to find the credible sources you need is important when conducting research.
To cite sources in a PowerPoint, follow these steps:
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Signal phrases have a variety of functions. They can be placed at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence.
When using signal phrases to integrate another author’s ideas, words, or data, include:
The verb tense you use in your signal phrase depends on the style guide you are following.
