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Social Data Guide

Citing Data Sources

The general rules for citing data sources are as such:

MLA (Modern Language Association)

Author Last Name, First NameTitle of data set. (Version). Publisher location: Publisher name, Date of publication. Medium of publication. Date accessed. URL.

APA (American Psychological Association)

Author/Rightsholder. (Year). Title of data set (Version number). [Medium of publication]. Retrieved from URL.

Chicago Style

Author/Creator. Title of Dataset. Publisher Location: Publisher name, YearURL.

US Government Sources

World Sources

General Sources

Local Sources