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Binding: Spiral-bound
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.06615
EAN: 9781557988102
Edition: 5th
ISBN: 1557988102
Label: American Psychological Association (APA)
Manufacturer: American Psychological Association (APA)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 439
Publication Date: July 15, 2001
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Studio: American Psychological Association (APA)




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Product Description:
In addition to providing clear guidance on grammar, the mechanics of w riting, and APA style, the Publication Manual offers an authoritative and easy-to-use reference and citation system and comprehensive covera ge of the treatment of numbers, metrication, statistical and mathemati cal data, tables, and figures for use in writing, reports, or presenta tions.



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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is a very good book for people who want to publish and need to know the nuts and bolts. It uses simple language. Its non-linearity is its main strength becuase it directs the reader to the specific topic needed. It is a good academic investment.



Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - So far I've been ripped off. I never received the product
I cannot rate this product due to the fact that that it was never sent to me. I ordered two books on the same day and received one of them a few days later. I really need to be rating the seller of the book, since they ripped me off.



Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Manually stultifying a discipline
The Manual of the American Psychological Association has been around in successive editions for many years and continues to set the standard for the ways in which psychologists write and communicate their discipline. Publication manuals can be necessary and there is no doubt that when the APA first established the Manual there was a need, in the era of print technology with type setting and proof editing, for precise rules on tabular settings, figure descriptions etc. The problem for today is that ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent condition, excellent deal
The book was just as advertised and in excellent condition, arriving much sooner than expected.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A great writing resource!
This book is proving to be a valuable resource for outlining the writing "rules of the road". I'm in the midst of writing my doctoral dissertation and the APA Manual has proved extremely useful for learning the proper way to cite references from various sources (like telephone conversations), use combinations of unusual punctuation (should the comma go inside or outside this parentheses?), and for presenting statistical output and tables. I can see it continuing to be a useful reference for writing ... Read More







 






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