The present invention relates to a method by which a terminal receives a downlink data channel based on a terminal-specific reference signal in a wireless communication system. In detail, the method includes the steps of: receiving from a network information on one or more settings defining large scale properties of a terminal-specific reference signal through a higher layer; detecting from the network scheduling information on a downlink data channel based on a terminal-specific reference signal; and receiving from the network the downlink data channel based on the terminal-specific reference signal on the basis of the scheduling information, wherein the scheduling information includes an indicator indicating one or more of the settings.