nonparametric

1. 1.

   not involving an estimation of the parameters of a statistic

   statistics

Questions about nonparametric

What does nonparametric mean?

nonparametric means "not involving an estimation of the parameters of a statistic".

How many syllables are in nonparametric?

nonparametric has 5 syllables and divides as non-pa-ra-me-tric under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is nonparametric a common word?

nonparametric is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.