nonparametric statistics

/ˌnɑnpærəˈmɛtrɪk stəˌtɪstɪks/
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Definitions of nonparametric statistics
  1. noun
    the branch of statistics dealing with variables without making assumptions about the form or the parameters of their distribution
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    a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
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