A data driving method for a source driver in a display apparatus is provided, the display apparatus includes a display panel and the source driver; and the display panel includes: a power trace extending along a first direction, pixel unit groups sequentially arranged away from the input side of the power supply along the first direction, and data lines; the display apparatus includes first and second display states; A and B pixel unit groups are preset for displaying in first and second display states, respectively, A≠B; the method includes: in a first switching process of switching the display apparatus from first to second display states, compensating a data voltage to be loaded to the pixel units in response to a first data compensation start instruction, to compensate a change in a voltage drop on the power trace in the first and second display states different from each other.