Sentence examples for using a nonparametric approach from inspiring English sources

The responses were analysed using a nonparametric approach and confirmed our initial observations.

Due to potential spatial autocorrelation, which can bias tests of significance due to the violation of independence (Clifford et al. 1989) in the FIA data, we measured the spatial autocorrelation function for C for each forest type using a nonparametric approach (Bjørnstad and Falck 2001).

Comparison of the prognostic models with SOFA and APACHE II was performed graphically by drawing the superimposed ROC curves and testing the underlying AuROC obtained, taking into account that the data are correlated, using a nonparametric approach as suggested by DeLong et al. [23].

While using a nonparametric approach, such as a K Nearest Neighbours algorithm would have been feasible, these kinds of models are more difficult to interpret than a parametric model, and therefore less attractive in this context.

The significance of fixation indices was tested using a nonparametric approach [ 32].

Comparison of numerical variables between groups was carried out using a nonparametric approach (Mann–Whitney test).

We use a nonparametric approach for quantifying the model uncertainty and a minimax setup to find model-robust solutions.

To estimate the carrier frequencies, with the number of signals components present in an observed spectrum, one can use a nonparametric approach based on a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) [12].

In this study, we use a nonparametric approach for estimating the density of curvelet coefficients due to the fact the Gaussianity assumption gets even weaker for lower levels.

The analysis of triglycerides used a nonparametric approach based on ranks.

We used a nonparametric approach (Wilcoxon Rank Sums test) to assess the significance of differences in number of sexual partners across psychodiagnostic groups.