RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING

CITATION STYLES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In-text citations are longer than source citations.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A source is the item (article, study, etc.) being cited while a citation is an attribution provided for an assertion or fact stated from the source within the body of the text.

Detailed explanation-2: -Amount of information: Citations give minimal information whereas references provide all the details. Length: It follows therefore that citations are short, either comprising the last names of authors and the year of publication or appearing as footnotes. In contrast, references are long and often run to several lines.

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