nonparametric statistics
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nonparametric statistics
(¦nän ¦par·ə′me·trik stə′tis·tiks)
(statistics) A class of statistical methods applicable to a large set of probability distributions used to test for correlation, location, independence, and so on.
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nonparametric statistics
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Statistical methods used when the statistician cannot assume that the variable being studied is normally distributed in a population. Also called distribution-free statistics.
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