How to report chi-square in APA 7
An APA chi-square result reports χ² followed by the degrees of freedom and sample size inside parentheses: χ²(df, N = sample size). The sample size is not optional in this template; missing N is one of the most common reporting mistakes. Follow the test statistic with the exact p value and, for a test of association, an effect size such as Cramer's V.
The chi-square symbol is Greek, so χ² is not italicized. The Latin symbols N, p, and V are italicized. Retain the leading zero for χ² because it can exceed 1, but omit it for p and Cramer's V, which are bounded. Report χ² and V to two decimals and exact p to three. If statistical software displays .000, write p < .001 rather than p = .000. Also confirm that df is present and positive. The formatter recomputes the right-tail probability from χ² and df; a mismatch is a cue to check rounded values or any correction applied in the original analysis.
Worked example
In a sample of 214 participants, a chi-square test with 2 degrees of freedom produced χ² = 9.83, p = .007, with Cramer's V = .21.
χ2(2, N = 214) = 9.83, p = .007, Cramer's V = .21.