Nonparametric methods which can be used to make inferences about a population without requiring an assumption about the distribution of the population are called
A)continuity-correction methods
B)non-probabilistic methods
C)distribution-free methods
D)non-quantitative methods

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Nonparametric methods are distribution-free methods, which means they do not make assumptions about the shape or form of the underlying population distribution. Therefore, the best choice is C, distribution-free methods. A is incorrect because continuity correction is a method used to adjust the boundaries of the distribution when approximating a continuous distribution with a discrete one. B is incorrect because non-probabilistic methods do not rely on probability theory, but this does not necessarily mean that they are distribution-free. D is incorrect because non-quantitative methods refer to methods that do not involve measurements or numerical values, which is not the case for nonparametric methods.

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