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Leeds Numeric: Figure, table or diagram

Reference examples

The full reference should direct the reader to the source (eg the book or website) from which the item was taken.

Citation examples

Image, figure, table or diagram

You should provide an in-text citation for any photographs, images, tables, diagrams, graphs, figures or illustrations that you reproduce in your work. The citation would normally be given after the title of the figure, table, diagram, etc.

Example:

Figure 1, A four pointed star (1, p.54).

A reference within the text to a table, graph, diagram, etc. taken from a source should include the citation number and page number to enable the reader to identify the data.

Example:

the data from the study confirmed that this was the case (1, p.33)

If the source of the data is not the author's own, but obtained from another source, it becomes a secondary reference and needs to be cited as such.

Example:

Matthews (1, p.33) cites data from the United Nations 

If you use a table/graph, etc. from a source and then adapt it to use in your own assignment, you must make that clear in your reference. 

We would suggest something along the lines of:

Figure 1, Title, based on Smith (1, p.22).

Common issues

When you're referencing with Leeds Numeric you may come across issues with missing details, multiple authors, edited books, references to another author's work or online items, to name a few. Here are some tips on how to deal with some common issues when using Leeds Numeric.

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