Category:Definitions/Distribution-Free Methods

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A distribution-free method is a method of setting up a hypothesis test or confidence intervals which includes many non-parametric methods.

Such a method for making inferences from a sample does not depend on the form of the underlying population probability distribution.

There may be requirements such as continuity or symmetry, but no assumption is made about the specific type of distribution from which the sample is taken.