BASICS OF

NONPARAMETRIC TESTS
CHRISTIAN GADIA
EDD-EDMA 1
EDUC 603 – ADVANCE STATISTICS
FOR RESEARCH
CONTENT
• Introduction
• Assumptions of parametric and
nonparametric tests
• Advantages of nonparametric
tests
• Limitations of nonparametric
tests
• Types of nonparametric tests
Introduction
• Statistical analysis is a cornerstone
in research, and nonparametric
tests play a pivotal role in scenarios
where traditional parametric tests
might not be applicable. In this
presentation, we delve into the
Basics of Nonparametric Tests,
exploring their importance and
when to employ them.
Assumptions of parametric and nonparametric tests

• Parametric tests have

requirements about the
distribution of the populations
involved; nonparametric
(distribution – free) tests do not
require that samples come
from populations with normal
distributions or any other
particular distributions
Assumptions of parametric and nonparametric tests

•In parametric tests, the

populations are normally
distributed (follow normal
distribution curved).
•In nonparametric tests, data do
not follow any specific
distribution and no assumption
about the population are made.
Assumptions of parametric and nonparametric tests
Advantage of nonparametric
tests

•Because nonparametric tests

have less rigid requirements
than parametric tests, they can
be applied to a wider variety of
situations.
Advantage of nonparametric
tests

•Nonparametric tests can be

applied to more data types than
parametric test. For example,
nonparametric tests can be used
with data consisting of ranks,
and they can be used with
categorical data, such as gender
of survey respondents.
Advantage of nonparametric
tests

• Easier to calculate and less

time consuming than
parametric tests when sample
size is small.
Limitations of nonparametric
tests

• Nonparametric tests tend to

waste information because
exact numerical data are often
reduced to qualitative form.
Limitations of nonparametric
tests

• Nonparametric tests are not

efficient as parametric tests, so
a nonparametric tests generally
needs stronger evidence ( such
as a larger sample or greater
difference) in order to reject a
null hypothesis.
Limitations of nonparametric
tests

• As the sample size get larger,

data manipulations required for
nonparametric tests becomes
laborious.
Types of nonparametric tests

• Mann-Whitney U test
• Wilcoxon signed-rank test
• Kruskal-Wallis test
• Friedman test.
Reference

• Triola, M.F. (2018). Elementary

Statistics Using Excel 6th Edition.
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