nonparametric statistics

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

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Questions about nonparametric statistics

What does nonparametric statistics mean?

nonparametric statistics means "the branch of statistics dealing with variables without making assumptions about the form or the parameters of their distribution".

Is nonparametric statistics a common word?

nonparametric statistics 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.