Nonparametric Tests

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• Cricumstances of Nonparametric Tests

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• Advantages of Non-parametric Tests

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• parametric and nonparametric hypothesis test

  Tests that do not make assumptions about the population distribution are referred to as nonparametric- tests.

• Parametric and Nonparametric tests

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• Defining the strenths and weakness of non-parametric tests

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• Nonparametric Statistics & Hypotheses Examples

  Nonparametric statistics use tests of significance that do not require normal distribution or interval level of measurement. As such, these tests can be used with ordinal or nominal data (i.e., data that is classified rather than ranked).