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It is in the APA style guide: "In addition to using words to express numbers below 10, use words to also express:

Numbers beginning a sentence, title, or text heading"

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa6_style/...



That is in tension with using numerals for "Numbers that represent statistical or mathematical functions, fractional or decimal quantities, percentages, ratios..." And the tie-breaker is below:

If you’re unsure which modifier to write and which to express numerically, try it both ways. Be sure the way you express the numbers is in the clearest way possible.




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