This document provides guidance on the basic components of an APA style table, including specifying a table title in the general form of "Dependent variable by independent variables". It notes that tables are constructed in APA style for publication and may deviate from strict APA style formatting. The document also demonstrates revising a weak table title by adding detail to specify the dependent and independent variables being measured.

1. Basic Components
of an APA Table
You construct tables in APA style.
You compose tables for publication, which
might result in deviations from APA style.

5. Specifying a Table Title
General form:
Dependent variable by independent variables

6. Specifying a Table Title
General form:
Dependent variable by independent variables

7. Specifying a Table Title
General form:
Dependent variable by independent variables

8. I Don’t Like This Table Title

9. Let’s Improve It…
Numbers of children

10. Let’s Improve It…
Numbers of children by

11. Let’s Improve It…
Numbers of children by