This short course will provide an overview of non-parametric statistical techniques. The course will first describe what non-parametric statistics are, when they should be used, and their advantages ...

An introduction to analysing quantitative data including topics such as, understanding the distribution of data variables, and parametric and non-parametric statistical tests. Data refers to numbers, ...

Nonparametric estimation and U-statistics have emerged as vital tools in modern statistical analysis, offering robust alternatives to traditional parametric methods. Nonparametric techniques bypass ...

We provide novel, high-order accurate methods for non-parametric inference on quantile differences between two populations in both unconditional and conditional settings. These quantile differences ...

EstimateS offers statistical tools for analyzing and comparing the diversity and composition of species assemblages, based on sampling data. The latest version computes a wide range of biodiversity ...

What is the Kruskal–Wallis test? The Kruskal–Wallis test is a statistical test used to compare two or more groups for a continuous or discrete variable. It is a non-parametric test, meaning that it ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. A lot of statistic analysis is based on parametric statistics. One of the most crucial assumptions is the bell ...