goodness of fit

British

noun

statistics the extent to which observed sample values of a variable approximate to values derived from a theoretical density, often measured by a chi-square test

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“We’re always in a perpetual state of analyzing the goodness of fit for any institutions that were coming to the Big Ten Conference.”

From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2022

You perform a chi-square goodness of fit test to see if this same proportion applies to your high school’s most recent graduating class of 200.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

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