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This lesson is a part of the course Hypothesis Testing
In parametric tests we make assumptions about the distribution of the population and each parametric test is specific to a population parameter such as mean or variance, for example, a z-test.
A nonparametric test is not concerned with a parameter or makes minimal assumptions about the population being sampled.
A nonparametric test is primarily used in three situations:
