wilcoxon

/ˈwɪlkɒksən/

Definitions

1. noun

A non-parametric statistical method for determining whether one or more groups have the same distribution as another group.

“The researcher used the Wilcoxon test to compare the median scores between the control and treatment groups.”

2. proper noun

A family of statistical tests developed by Frank Wilcoxon.

“The Wilcoxon family of tests is widely used in non-parametric statistical analysis.”

Synonyms

  • non-parametric test
  • rank-sum test

Antonyms

  • hypothesis test
  • parametric test