chi-square test
nounStatistics.
a test devised by Karl Pearson that uses the quantity chi-square for testing the mathematical fit of a frequency curve to an observed frequency distribution.
Origin of chi-square test
1First recorded in 1935–40
- Also chi-squared test [kahy-skwaird]. /ˈkaɪˌskwɛərd/.
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British Dictionary definitions for chi-square test
chi-square test
noun
statistics a test derived from the chi-square distribution to compare the goodness of fit of theoretical and observed frequency distributions or to compare nominal data derived from unmatched groups of subjects
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