SigmaAnalytics & Tech
H2IntermediateAbout 30 min to complete

Tables and figures for journals

What belongs in a table and what belongs in the text.

Slides · Dataset

About 30 minutes to complete

Enrol to open the slides and download the data.

What this module covers

what belongs in a table and what belongs in the text; the standard table set - sample characteristics, bivariate comparisons, the regression table; APA table rules including rule lines, alignment, notes and asterisks; getting SPSS output into Word without it falling apart; editing pivot tables before export; figure resolution, fonts and greyscale safety; numbering, titling and referring to tables and figures in the text.

By the end of it

  • What belongs in a table and what belongs in the text
  • The standard table set - sample characteristics, bivariate comparisons, the regression table
  • APA table rules including rule lines, alignment, notes and asterisks
  • Getting SPSS output into Word without it falling apart
  • Editing pivot tables before export
  • Figure resolution, fonts and greyscale safety
  • Numbering, titling and referring to tables and figures in the text

The dataset

Antenatal care and birth outcome — Sigma teaching dataset

A teaching dataset of 300 cases, generated from a fixed seed so every figure in the module reproduces exactly.

  • CodebookIncluded
  • Dataset (CSV)Included
  • Dataset (CSV)Included
  • SPSS syntaxIncluded