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They can be used to test population parameters when the variable is not normally distributed.
They can be used when the data are nominal or ordinal.
They can be used to test the hypothesis that do not involve population parameters.
In most cases the computation are more easier than those for the parametric counterparts.
They are easy to understand, quicker and easier to apply when the sample sizes are small.
They are less time consuming.
They make fewer and lesser stringent assumptions.
NON-PARAMETRIC TEST
1.Sign Test:
One Sample Test
Paired Sign Test
2.Rank Test/U-Test/ Man-Whitney
U-test
FORMULAE
Z=
; Where
4.Run Test
Z=
Where
Where
= Expected frequency;
5.Kolmogrov-Smirnov Test
frquency
6.Co-varience
Cov(x,y)=
=Observed