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According to APA technical guidelines, what are the three essential components required to construct a complete figure caption, and what are the specific formatting and capitalization rules for each component?
Question: According to APA technical guidelines, what are the three essential components required to construct a complete figure caption, and what are the specific formatting and capitalization rules for each component?
Sample answer: According to APA technical guidelines, a figure caption must consist of three components: First, it must begin with the italicized word 'Figure' followed by its sequence number and a period (e.g., Figure 1.). Second, it must be immediately followed by a brief, explanatory caption written in sentence case, where only the first word of each sentence and proper nouns are capitalized. Third, it must include any necessary supplementary information to interpret the figure, such as definitions for abbreviations or units of measurement that are not already included in the axis labels.
Key points:
- The caption must start with the italicized word 'Figure', followed by the sequence number and a period.
- The explanatory description must follow immediately after the prefix period.
- Only the first word of each sentence and proper nouns are capitalized in the explanatory description.
- Supplementary information must be included to define abbreviations or units not present in axis labels.
Rubric: The response must accurately recall and describe all three components of an APA figure caption: the italicized prefix and sequence number with a period, the sentence-case explanatory description, and the required supplementary information (abbreviations and units missing from axis labels).
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