Statistical techniques based on assumptions about the population from which the sample data are selected are called parametric statistics.

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Parametric statistics use assumptions about the population, such as normality or homogeneity of variance, to make inferences about the sample data. Non-parametric statistics, on the other hand, do not require these assumptions and are based on the ranks or orders of the data.

Statistical Techniques Based on Assumptions About the Population from Which