Red
Yellow
Purple
100

The group that provides a baseline for comparison

Control group

100

The variable being manipulated

Independent variable

100

Data involving numbers

Quantitative

200

Sample is drawn from...

Population

200

The variable being measured

Dependent variable

200

Data involving non-numerical information

Qualitative

300

A statement relating the results to the population

Generalisation

300
Unrelated factors that could affect your results

Extraneous variables

300

The middle of the data

Median

400

A testable statement about the relationship between two variables

Hypothesis

400

Sampling that gives everyone an equal chance

Random

400

Adding up and dividing evenly across data points

Mean

500

This psychologist works with people's relationships

Counsellor

500

Sampling that separates into proportional groups

Stratified

500

Most frequent value

Mode