**Reply to both discussions** #1 Parametric and non-parametric tests are essenti
**Reply to both discussions** #1 Parametric and non-parametric tests are essenti **Reply to both discussions** #1 Parametric and non-parametric tests are essential statistical tools used to analyze research data and answer research questions to reach an outcome. Both tests differ in how they interpret the research’s assumptions. According to Gray et al. (2016), the common