Parametric and

Nonparametric Test
 Parametric Test

If the information about the population is

completely known by means of its parameters
then statistical test is called parametric test

Eg: t- test, f-test, z-test, ANOVA

 Nonparametric test

If there is no knowledge about the population or

paramters, but still it is required to test the
hypothesis of the population. Then it is called
non-parametric test

Eg: mann-Whitney, rank sum test, Kruskal-Wallis

test
 Classification Of hypothesis

Parametric test Non Parametric test

mann-Whitney, rank
t- test, f-test, z-test, ANOVA
sum test, Kruskal-
Wallis test
 Difference between parametric and Non
parametric
Parametric Non Parametric

Information about population is No information about the

completely known population is available

Specific assumptions are made No assumptions are made

regarding the population regarding the population

Null hypothesis is made on The null hypothesis is free from

parameters of the population parameters
distribution
 Difference between parametric and
Non parametric
Parametric Non Parametric

Test statistic is based on the Test statistic is arbritary

distribution

Parametric tests are applicable only It is applied both variable and

for variable artributes

No parametric test excist for Non parametric test do exist for

Norminal scale data norminal and ordinal scale data

Parametric test is powerful, if it It is not so powerful like parametric

exist test
 Advantages of non parametric test

Non parametric test are simple and easy to

understand
It will not involve complecated sampling theory
No assumption is made regarding the parent
population
This method is only available for norminal scale
data
This method are easy applicable for artribute dates.
 Disadvantages of non parametric test

it can be applied only for norminal or ordinal

scale
For any problem, if any parametric test exist it is
highly powerful.
Nonparametric methods are not so efficient as of
parametric test
No nonparametric test available for testing the
interaction in analysis of variance model.