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Parametric statistics is a branch of statistics which leverages models based on a fixed (finite) set of parameters. [1] Conversely nonparametric statistics does not assume explicit (finite-parametric) mathematical forms for distributions when modeling data. However, it may make some assumptions about that distribution, such as continuity or ...
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Parametric models are contrasted with the semi-parametric, semi-nonparametric, and non-parametric models, all of which consist of an infinite set of "parameters" for description. The distinction between these four classes is as follows: [citation needed] in a "parametric" model all the parameters are in finite-dimensional parameter spaces;
Parametric statistics, a branch of statistics that assumes data has come from a type of probability distribution; Parametric derivative, a type of derivative in calculus; Parametric model, a family of distributions that can be described using a finite number of parameters; Parametric oscillator, a harmonic oscillator whose parameters oscillate ...
In the case of a single parameter, parametric equations are commonly used to express the trajectory of a moving point, in which case, the parameter is often, but not necessarily, time, and the point describes a curve, called a parametric curve. In the case of two parameters, the point describes a surface, called a parametric surface.
Suppose that we have an indexed family of distributions. If the index is also a parameter of the members of the family, then the family is a parameterized family.Among parameterized families of distributions are the normal distributions, the Poisson distributions, the binomial distributions, and the exponential family of distributions.
Can any one think of a parametric model that doesn't use statistics? -- Chris53516 13:26, 17 October 2006 (UTC) dont merge - perhaps we could call it parametric 'model-ing' which is a very important term used to describe a type of object used in 3D modeling and rendering. Merge. Yes, this should be merged with parametric statistics.
Many statistics originally derived for particular parametric families have been recognized as U-statistics for general distributions. In non-parametric statistics, the theory of U-statistics is used to establish for statistical procedures (such as estimators and tests) and estimators relating to the asymptotic normality and to the variance (in finite samples) of such quantities. [3]