NON - PARAMETRIC TESTS

DEFINITION :
❖Non-parametric tests are the
mathematical methods used in
statistical hypothesis testing.
WHEN TO USE?
TEST OF NORMALITY:

⮚Sig value > 0.05: The data does not significant

differ from normal distribution (normal
distribution).
⮚Mean, median, and mode are not equal (not
normal distribution). Source: Statistics and
Probability-Alferez, Merle S, Duro, Ma. Cecilia
A., 2013.
 TYPES OF NON - PARAMETRIC
TESTS
1. Mann-Whitney U Test
⮚ Developed by Henry B. Mann and D.R Whitney in
1947
⮚ Counterpart of the t
test
⮚ The assumption of a normally distributed
population is invalid or not
⮚ The level of data is at least ordinal
normal
⮚ It has two independent samples
2. Wilcoxon Matched – Pairs Signed Rank Test

⮚ Developed by Frank Wilcoxon in 1945.

⮚ alternative to the t test for two
independent samples
⮚ The assumption of a normally distributed
population is invalid or not normal
⮚ The paired data are selected randomly

⮚The level of data is at least ordinal

3. Kruskal – Wallis H Test

⮚ Developed by William H. Kruskal and W. Allen

Wallis in 1952
⮚ Alternative to the one-way analysis of
variance
⮚ At least 3 independent samples or groups
⮚Samples are selected randomly
⮚The level of data is at least
ordinal
⮚ The assumption of a normally distributed
population is invalid or not normal
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