nonparametric

[ non-par-uh-me-trik ]

adjective

, Statistics.

1. (of a test or method) not requiring assertions about parameters or about the form of the underlying distribution.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonparametric¹

1940–45; non- + parametric ( def )

Example Sentences

So, in fact, you talked about nonparametric econometrics, and another strange experience I had was in my second year of grad school, a professor named Whitney Newey taught nonparametric econometrics.

From Freakonomics