nonparametric
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
non- + parametric
Adjective[edit]
nonparametric (not comparable)
- (mathematics) Having a flexible number or nature of parameters which are not fixed in advance.
- (statistics) Free of assumptions about the frequency distributions of the variables being assessed.
Synonyms[edit]
- (statistics): distribution-free
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
mathematics: having a flexible number or nature of parameter
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statistics: free of assumptions about the frequency distributions
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References[edit]
- Simulation Modeling and Analysis, Law and Kelton, 2000
- (def. #2) First used in a paper by Jacob Wolfowitz(1942): "Additive Partition Functions and a Class of Statistical Hypotheses," Annals of Statistics, 13, 247-279