Statistics Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2023)


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How to do citations in Statistics style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Statistics citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in Statistics.

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How do you cite a book in the Statistics referencing style? (2023 Guide)

Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in Statistics

Here’s an example book citation in Statistics using placeholders:
[1]
Last Name FN. Title. Edition. Editor Last Name EFN, editor. City: Publisher; 2000.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Statistics citation:
[1]
Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House; 1969.
And an in-text citation book citation in Statistics looks like this: [1]


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How to reference a journal article in the Statistics citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Statistics format?

Have you come across a research paper or journal article you would like to cite in your own research? Here’s how to do it in Statistics

Here’s a Statistics journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container [Internet]. 2000 [cited 2023Jun.4];Volume:pages Used. URL.
So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in Statistics:
[1]
Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. [Internet]. 2007 [cited 2023Jun.4];18:161-172. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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How to cite a website in a paper in Statistics style?

The basics of a reference list entry for a web page or web document in Statistics is straight forward. Here’s how

Here’s an Statistics example website reference:
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Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title [Internet]. Publisher; 2000 [cited 2023Jun.4]. https://www.example.com.
To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
[1]
Tran M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President [Internet]. The Guardian; 2008 [cited 2023Jun.4]. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a YouTube video Statistics in 2023

Are you watching a YouTube video and found something worth sharing in your research paper? Here’s how to cite a YouTube video in Statistics

Here’s a Statistics citation YouTube video example:
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ChannelName. Title [Internet]. YouTube. 2000 [cited 2023Jun.4]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX.
So how to cite a video Statistics?
[1]
Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [Internet]. YouTube. 2015 [cited 2023Jun.4]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ.
And an in-text video citation would look like this: [1]

How to cite a podcast using Statistics referencing style

A more entertaining way to learn is to simply listen to a podcast. This is something relatively new that many people still don’t know how to cite and reference. Here’s how to do it in Statistics

It is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Statistics.
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Lastname F. Title [Internet]. Publisher; 2000 [cited 2023Jun.4]. http://www.example.com.
Podcast referencing example in Statistics using “This American Life” episode 640:
[1]
This American Life. 640: Five Women [Internet]. WBEZ Radio; 2018 [cited 2023Jun.4]. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using Statistics referencing style?

Did you know there are well over 100 million different songs you can cite and reference? Here’s a simple guide to reference any song in Statistics

An example song citation in Statistics.
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Lastname F. Song Title [Internet]. Album. 2000 [cited 2023Jun.4]. http://www.example.com.
Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Statistics:
[1]
The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun [Internet]. Abbey Road. 1969 [cited 2023Jun.4]. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150.
And an in-text citation would look like this: [1]


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