Chapter 13, Problem 1CQQ

To determine

The terms used which is using instead for non-parametric test

Answer to Problem 1CQQ

The term sometimes used instead of “nonparametric test” is distribution-free test.

Explanation of Solution

Reason for correct answer:

If the distribution of the data is not mentioned or the distribution is unknown, then the nonparametric test is applied. That is, the non-parametric do not follow any particular distribution. Hence, the non-parametric test is also termed as distribution-free test.

Reason for incorrect answers:

Since, the non-parametric test is termed as distribution-free test, the other terms normality test, abnormality test, last testament and test of patience are incorrect options.

Conclusion:

The term sometimes used instead of “nonparametric test” is distribution-free test.

Statistics Concept Introduction

Introduction:

In the nonparametric test, the population distribution is not known. That is, it does not require any particular distribution. Thus, it is called as distribution free test. Here, the data is ordinal.