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Non-parametric statistics

Non-parametric statistics is a type of statistics that looks at data without making any assumptions about the type or shape of the data. It means that the data is not assumed to look a certain way, like two lines on a graph. Instead, non-parametric statistics looks at all of the data without any assumptions. This can be useful when the data doesn't fit into any particular pattern.