nonparametric

/ˌnɑnpɛrəˈmɛtrɪk/
adjective
  1. Relating to statistical methods that do not assume a specific probability distribution for the data.
    • Nonparametric methods are often more robust when sample sizes are small.
    • In her statistics class, she learned about nonparametric alternatives to the t-test.
    • The researcher used a nonparametric test because the data did not follow a normal distribution.
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