What does a Statistics reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Statistics looks like this: [1] Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12(3):145–162.

How can I generate a Statistics citation?

Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select Statistics as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

Statistics Citation Generator

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Statistics citation examples

The same three sources formatted in Statistics — a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers:

Journal article: [1] Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12(3):145–162.
Book: [2] Okafor A. The craft of research writing. 2nd ed. Cambridge: University Press; 2019.
Website: [3] Larsen S. How peer review works [Internet]. Open Science Digest. 2023 [cited 2024 Jan 10]. Available from: https://www.example.org/peer-review.
In-text citation (for the journal article): [1]

About Statistics

Citation style for Statistics. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use Statistics: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Statistics style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: science.

Formatting rules: Statistics follows the formatting of NLM, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Statistics generator

Paste a DOI, a URL to a news article or webpage, or raw BibTeX into the box above. You can also search for a book by title or author and cite it by ISBN. Choose "Statistics" in the style dropdown (it's pre-selected on this page), then click "Generate citation." Copy the result into your reference list or bibliography. You can edit the generated entry (e.g. fix a title or add a date) before copying.

Frequently asked questions about Statistics

What is Statistics?: Citation style for Statistics. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Statistics?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Statistics style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Statistics?: Statistics is a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: [1]
What does a Statistics reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Statistics looks like this: [1] Rivera M, Chen D. The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication. 2021;12(3):145–162.
How can I generate a Statistics citation?: Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select Statistics as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

CitationEasy supports many citation styles from around the world. Our generator uses Citation Style Language (CSL) styles from the official CSL repository.