The collection of statistical methods that require assumptions about the population is known as _____ methods.
A) distribution-fixed
B) nonparametric
C) populated
D) parametric

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Parametric methods assume specific characteristics about the population, such as a normal distribution or equal variances, and use this information to make inferences about the population parameters. Nonparametric methods, on the other hand, make no such assumptions and are used when the data does not meet the assumptions of parametric methods.

The Collection of Statistical Methods That Require Assumptions About the Population