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Abbreviations
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Within the body of the table and in column headings, units of measure and numbers normally spelled out may be abbreviated for space considerations (see , Abbreviations, Units of Measure; , Units of ...
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Guidelines for Preparing and Submitting Tables
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Authors submitting tables in a scientific article should consult the publication’s instructions for authors for specific requirements and preferences regarding table format. Although details about ...
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Numbers
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Additional digits (including zeros) should not be added, eg, after the decimal point, to provide all data entries with the same number of digits. Doing so may indicate more precise results than ...
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Organizing Information in Tables
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
For a table to have maximum effectiveness, the information it contains must be arranged logically and clearly so that the reader can quickly understand the key point and find the specific data of ...
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Punctuation
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
As with numbers and abbreviations, rules for punctuation may be less restrictive in tables to save space (see , Punctuation). For example, slashes may be used to present dates (eg, 04/27/03 for April ...
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Table Components
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Formal tables in scientific articles conventionally contain 5 major elements: title, column headings, stubs (row headings), body (data field) consisting of individual cells (data points), and ...
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Tables
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Because of their ability to present detailed information effectively and in ways that text alone cannot, tables are an essential component of many scientific articles. Tables can summarize, organize, ...
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Tables That Contain Supplementary Information
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Tables that contain important supplementary information that is too extensive to be published in the journal article may be made available from other sources. These tables may be available from the ...
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Types of Tables
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
A table displays information arranged in columns and rows (Example and , Table Components) and is used most commonly to present numerical data. Each table should have a title, be numbered ...
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Units of Measure
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
JAMA and the Archives Journals report laboratory values in conventional units (see , Abbreviations, Units of Measure, and , Units of Measure). In tables, units of measure, including the variability ...
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