Meanings
adjectivenonparametric (not comparable)
alternative non-parametric
- not comparablemathematicsHaving a flexible number or nature of parameters which are not fixed in advance.
- not comparablemathematicsFree of assumptions about the frequency distributions of the variables being assessed.
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Translations
Finnish ei-parametrinen, ei-parametrinen
- ei-parametrinenmathematics: having a flexible number or nature of parameter
- ei-parametrinenstatistics: free of assumptions about the frequency distributions
Greek απαραμετρικός, απαραμετρικός
- απαραμετρικός (aparametrikós)mathematics: having a flexible number or nature of parameter
- απαραμετρικός (aparametrikós)statistics: free of assumptions about the frequency distributions
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