non-parametric

That's not on the standard progression in the non-parametric Jerk Deprecatory Terminology list.

Making Light: Open thread 134 2010

Forgive my ignorance: I suck at non-parametric statistics.

TPM Track Composite: Obama's Lead Expands Again 2009

However, if the skew of the data is sufficient to invalidate that test, the second is, in technical terms, non-parametric, and therefore it's the more widely applicable.

MPs Expenses and safe seats correlation - update Mark Reckons 2009

However, if the skew of the data is sufficient to invalidate that test, the second is, in technical terms, non-parametric, and therefore it's the more widely applicable.

Archive 2009-05-01 Mark Reckons 2009

Tau is a non-parametric measure of the existence of a trend.

Statistics of Record-Breaking Temperatures « Climate Audit 2007

There is an R package for computing spatial non-parametric covariance functions that will produce these curves from a data matrix and will even construct the 95% confidence intervals using a bootstrapping method.

Tom Karl's Station Adjustments « Climate Audit 2007

These non-parametric tests, which will cope with the Poisson variance, can still only detect linear trends.

Paul Linsay's Poisson Fit « Climate Audit 2007

You correctly state that these tests non-parametric are not robust against red noise.

Paul Linsay's Poisson Fit « Climate Audit 2007

Just to satisfy the GT crowd, a non-parametric M-K yields the same result:

more bender on Emanuel « Climate Audit 2006

He then cited Osborn and Briffa 2006, who follow a somewhat similar strategy as Bradley, Hughes and Diaz, i.e. a somewhat non-parametric analysis of the proxy series.

Hughes at NAS « Climate Audit 2006