Associations to the word «Nonparametric»

Wiktionary

NONPARAMETRIC, adjective. (mathematics) Having a flexible number or nature of parameters which are not fixed in advance.
NONPARAMETRIC, adjective. (statistics) Free of assumptions about the frequency distributions of the variables being assessed.

Dictionary definition

NONPARAMETRIC, adjective. Not involving an estimation of the parameters of a statistic.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke