Question

Which of these is a properly formatted APA style in-text citation of a website?


U.S. National Agriculture Statistics (2008) indicate that honey bees have declined by sixty percent over sixty years (www.nass.usda.gov).


U.S. National Agriculture Statistics indicate that honey bees have declined by sixty percent over sixty years. (2008, www.nass.usda.gov)


U.S. National Agriculture Statistics (www.nass.usda.gov) indicate that honey bees have declined by sixty percent over sixty years.


U.S. National Agriculture Statistics (2008) indicate that honey bees have declined by sixty percent over sixty years.

Answer 1

The fourth option:

U.S. National Agriculture Statistics (2008) indicate that honey bees have declined by sixty percent over sixty years.

Explanation: APA in-text citations use the author (or organization) and year (author, year). URLs belong in the reference list, not in the in-text citation.