Top 9: Non-parametric analyses - much more than just the Wilcoxon test!
From The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI by Alexander Schacht and Benjamin Piske, biometricians, statisticians and leaders in the pharma industry
November 10, 2025 · 40 min · Episode 459
About this episode
This episode discusses the broader applications of non-parametric analyses beyond the Wilcoxon test.
Why this episode made our all-time Top 9: If you’ve ever thought “non-parametric = Wilcoxon/Mann-Whitney and that’s it,” this conversation will happily destroy that myth. Frank shows how rank-based methods unlock rigorous analyses for skewed data, outliers, ordinal endpoints, small samples, composites/estimands—and how to communicate effects without relying on means.
People in this episode
Hosts: Alexander Schacht, Benjamin Piske
Guest: Frank
Topics covered
- non-parametric analyses
- Wilcoxon test
- rank-based methods
- skewed data
- ordinal endpoints
- small samples
- composites
Keywords
- non-parametric
- Wilcoxon
- Mann-Whitney
- rank-based methods
- skewed data
- ordinal endpoints
- small samples
- composites
- estimands
- effects communication
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Organizations: The Effective Statistician, PSI
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