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The birth of non-parametric statistics is historically related to the solution of methodologic problems in experimental psychology. It was Stanley S. Stevens (1906-1973) who solved the question about the inappropriate use of measurement scales; he also proposed a new classification that gave rise to the distinction between nominal scales, rank scales, interval scales and continuous scales, a distinction we introduced in Chapter 2 (see Table 2.1). Based on this, behavioral science statistics was developed in the 1940s, in part thanks to other researchers such as Quinn McNemar (1900-1986), Frederick Mosteller (b., 1916) and Anthony W.F. Edwards (b., 1935), with a large use of non-parametric methods [CARACCIOLO, 1992]. Moreover, non-parametric statistics is also the result of a broader discussion between the founding fathers of Theoretical Statistics and the founding fathers of Modern Statistics (see Introduction to Chapter 4).
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(2009). Non-Parametric Statistics. In: Biostatistics for Radiologists. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1133-5_6
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