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TEST NON PARAMETRIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
  • Examinations and Competitions (Education)
DEF

A test in which the distribution function of the test statistic does not depend on the form of the distribution function of the observations. NOTE - If the hypothesis does not explicitly make an assertion about a parameter, the test is sometimes non parametric. Example: Test of the null hypothesis that the observations of a given series are independently distributed with the same unspecified distribution function.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
  • Docimologie
DEF

Test dans lequel la fonction de répartition de la statistique ne dépend pas de la forme de la fonction de répartition des observations. NOTE - Ce terme recouvre, en anglais, les notions correspondant à «distribution free test» et «non-parametric test». Exemple : Test de l'hypothèse nulle que les observations d'une série donnée sont réparties d'une manière indépendante selon la même fonction de répartition non spécifiée.

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