When the information is your own work based on data you have collected independently, for example, from your own research or experiments, label your table/figure with a number and give a title to the work. Use standard font (no italics).

Rule:

Figure/Table figure/table number: Brief description of graph or table.

Example:

Figure 1: Comparison of results from groups A, B and C.

• A table number is used to identify each table. These tables are numbered sequentially in the order in which they appear.
• A figure number is used to identify each graph. These figures are numbered sequentially in the order in which they appear.

When you discuss a table or graph, refer to its assigned table/figure number within your writing. The table/figure number can be within the sentence or in parentheses, for example: “As seen in Table 1/Figure 1...”, or “As seen in... (see Table 1/Figure 1)”.

Do not refer to a table or graph as " table/figure above" or " table/figure below" or " table/figure on page 3", for example.

Example:

The author’s own 2018 experiment compares the outcomes from categories A, B and C (see Figure 1).

Although tables or graphs you create yourself using your own data are not usually included in the reference list, check with your teacher, lecturer or supervisor’s requirements.