DISTRIBUTION FREE STATISTIC
(noun)Definitions
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Distribution Free Statistic.
Distribution Free Statistic - as a noun
A statistic computed without knowledge of the form or the parameters of the distribution from which observations are drawn
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
nonparametric statisticHypernyms (Closely Related)
statisticHyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"The distribution free statistic is commonly used when the population distribution is unknown."
"Researchers often use distribution free statistics to analyze non-normal data."
"In nonparametric tests, the distribution free statistic is used to make inferences."
"The Mann-Whitney U test is a distribution free statistic that compares two independent samples."
"The Kruskal-Wallis test is a distribution free statistic used to compare three or more independent samples."