One of two broad classes of statistical technique, where there is no known theoretical distribution or it is too complex, and universal properties such as the ordering of values must be relied upon instead. Contrast with parametric statistics.
Used in Chap. 13: pages 150, 152
Also used in hcistats2e: Chap. 4: pages 56, 57, 58; Chap. 8: page 89; Chap. 10: pages 111, 113
Also known as: non-parametric methods, non-parametric test, non-parametric techniques, nonparametric, nonparametric methods, nonparametric techniques, nonparametric test
Used in glossary entries: parametric statistics, theoretical distribution
Links:
Wikipedia: Nonparametric statistics- statisticshowto.com: What is a Non Parametric Test?
- mit.edu: Nonparametric statistics and model selection