1. APA Seriation
Dr. Gustafson

2. What is Seriation? APA Manual 6th Edition – 3.04
Seriation signals the reader to key points within a section (for example, a list of items)
Different types of seriation for different purposes

3. Numbered Lists Example Separate paragraphs in a series or
Separate sentences in a series
Arabic numeral followed by a period
Only use with complete sentences and end with period
Example
Participants made the following judgments:
1. Individuals who [paragraph or sentence continues].
2. Nondepressed persons [paragraph or sentence continues].
3. Depressed persons [paragraph or sentence continues].

4. Bulleted Lists Separate paragraphs in a series or
Separate sentences in a series
Only use with complete sentences and end with period
Used to avoid connoting ordinal number or items
Example
Participants made the following judgments:
Individuals who [paragraph or sentence continues].
Nondepressed persons [paragraph or sentence continues].
Depressed persons [paragraph or sentence continues].

5. Lists within Paragraph or Sentence
List items within a sentence or paragraph
Identify elements with lowercase letters in parenthesis
Use comma to separate items - in sentence where there are no other internal commas
Use semicolon to separate items – in sentence where there are other internal commas
Example (sentence with no other internal commas)
The participant's three choices were (a) working with another participant, (b) working with a team, and (c) working alone.
Example (sentence with other internal commas)
We tested three groups: (a) low scorers, who scored fewer than 20 points; (b) moderate scorers, who scored between . . .

6. Seriation Misc. Use the correct type of seriation for your purpose
Numbered lists connote order or hierarchy of items; use bulleted list if hierarchy is not intended
Follow paper or journal typeset requirements for bullet style