chi-square distribution

British

/ ˈkaɪˌskwɛə /

noun

statistics a continuous single-parameter distribution derived as a special case of the gamma distribution and used esp to measure goodness of fit and to test hypotheses and obtain confidence intervals for the variance of a normally distributed variable

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The random variable in the chi-square distribution is the sum of squares of df standard normal variables, which must be independent.

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For a chi-square distribution with five degrees of freedom, the curve is .

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As the number of degrees of freedom increases, the graph of the chi-square distribution looks more and more symmetrical.

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If df = 2, the chi-square distribution has a shape that reminds us of the exponential.

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The key characteristics of the chi-square distribution also depend directly on the degrees of freedom.

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