Definition of Nonparametric statistics

1. Noun. The branch of statistics dealing with variables without making assumptions about the form or the parameters of their distribution.

Generic synonyms: Statistics

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonparametric Statistics

nonparacompact
nonparadigmatic
nonparadox
nonparadoxes
nonparadoxical
nonparaffin
nonparallel
nonparallelism
nonparallelizable
nonparallelized
nonparalyzed
nonparamagnetic
nonparameterized
nonparametric
nonparametric statistic
nonparametric statistics (current term)
nonparametrically
nonparanoid
nonparanoids
nonparanormal
nonparasite
nonparasites
nonparasitic
nonparasitized
nonparasitological
nonparaxial
nonparaxiality
nonpareil
nonpareils
nonparenchymal

Literary usage of Nonparametric statistics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sas/stat 9.1 User's Guide by SAS Institute, Virginia Clark (2004)
"Randles, RH and Wolfe, DA (), Introduction to the Theory of Nonparametric Statistics, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Sheskin, DJ (), Handbook of ..."

2. Base SAS(R) 9.1.3 Procedures Guide, Second Edition, Volumes 1-4 by Sas Institute (2006)
"Conover, WJ and Iman, RL (1981), "Rank Transformations as a Bridge between Parametric and nonparametric statistics," The American Statistician, 35, 124-129. ..."

3. Helping Children Take Healthy Steps: Abstracts of Selected Articles on Early edited by Jeanne Brooks-Gunn (1999)
"The depression score distribution was examined for skewness using nonparametric statistics or log transformation. Interaction of significant independent ..."

4. Mathematical Statistics and Applications: Festschrift for Constance Van Eeden by Constance van Eeden, Marc Moore, Sorana Froda, Christian Léger (2003)
"Still, to most people she has been the wizard of nonparametric statistics, a field where she has many seminal contributions, ..."

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