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Data Citation

Don't forget to cite any data sets you used to find demographic or statistical information for your paper.

How to Cite Data

Each citation must include these basic elements

  • Author
  • Title
  • Distributor
  • Date
  • Version (if applicable
  • Persistent identifier (such as the Digital Object Identifier, Uniform Resource Name URN, or Handle System)

Example

Financial Services. (2018). Number of individuals experiencing homelessness in 2017. City of Austin, Texas Open Data. https://doi.org/10.26000/041.000023

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