The UCLA Statistical Consulting Group provides guidelines for citing web pages and programs used in their services. To properly cite a web page, include the author’s name (if available), the title of the page, the name of the website, the date the page was published or last updated, and the URL. For programs, include the name of the program, version number, and the URL or location of the program. It is important to follow the citation style recommended by your academic institution or publication.
FAQ: How do I cite web pages and programs from the UCLA Statistical Consulting Group?
We get requests from time to time as to the correct citation for one of our web
pages or one of our programs.
Please note that you may have to edit the style to be consistent with the periodical
to which you are submitting.
Here is an example citation for a page with no author listed.
Introduction to SAS. UCLA: Statistical Consulting Group.
from https://stats.oarc.ucla.edu/sas/modules/introduction-to-the-features-of-sas/ (accessed August 22, 2021).Here is a citation for a Stata program written by Joe Bruin. Note that the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Substitute the person’s name, program name and program description as needed.
Bruin, J. 2006. newtest: command to compute new test. UCLA: Statistical Consulting Group. https://stats.oarc.ucla.edu/stata/ado/analysis/.
Here is an example citation entry when producing a Latex file using the
biblatex package. Here is a link to an example latex file, associated .bib file and resulting pdf file. Note that these files still refer to the older version of our website. Please make sure you change the link to the current version.
@ONLINE{newtest,
author = {Bruin, J.},
title = {newtest: command to compute new test {@ONLINE}},
month = FEB,
year = {2011},
url = {https://stats.oarc.ucla.edu/stata/ado/analysis/}
}Cite this article
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