Citing a data set is like citing other resources. You need the details that help identify the authors and the data. Each referencing style will be a little different, and the citation will change depending on whether it has a DOI or URL. It's a good idea to record the following information:
- Authors (the people or organisation responsible for creating the data)
- Year published
- Title of the dataset
- Version number
- Type of resource, e.g. dataset, unpublished raw data, user experience survey
- Publisher, distributor or repository
- Date you accessed the data
- DOI / URL or other identifier
Example citations in APA 7th
Walsh, K., Payne, A., Subedi, P., & Anderson, N. (2012). Mango fruit on tree image collection [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.4226/145/59c9b2448242c
Rolfe, J., & Lockie, S. (2012). Survey of spending patterns from the mines in the Nebo shire: Moranbah dataset [Data set]. aCQUIRe. http://hdl.cqu.edu.au/10018/913952
Example citations in CQU Harvard:
Walsh, K, Payne, A, Subedi, P & Anderson, N 2012, Mango fruit on tree image collection, dataset, CQUniversity, doi:10.4226/145/59c9b2448242c
Rolfe, J & Lockie, S 2012, Survey of spending patterns from the mines in the Nebo shire: Moranbah dataset, dataset, CQUniversity, viewed 10 July 2019, http://hdl.cqu.edu.au/10018/913952