chi-square distribution

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chi-square distribution

(ˈkaɪˌskwɛə)
n
(Statistics) 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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For some distributions, like t distribution or Chi-square distribution, the t or Chi-square value depends on a single value of degree of freedom only.
where is [x.sup.2.sub.1-[alpha],df] the [alpha]th percentile of the chi-square distribution with df, degrees of freedom, n is the sample size, df = n - m (number of independent random samples) is degrees of freedom defined as the number of values that are free to vary, and Z(1-P)/2 is the pth percentile of the standard normal distribution.
If we denote [u.sup.1] = b'Sb/[[tau].sup.2], [u.sup.2] = e'e/[[tau].sup.2], then [u.sub.1] ~ [[chi square].sub.f] ([[lambda].sub.1]), and [u.sub.2] ~ [[chi square].sup.n-k] for given [tau], where [[lambda].sub.1] = [beta]'S[beta]/[[tau].sup.2], [[chi square].sub.k] (lambda) is the non central chi-square distribution with f degrees of freedom and noncentrality parameter [lambda].
Moreover, Cochran's theorem has shown that V [??] (N - 1) v/[[sigma].sup.2] has a chi-square distribution with df - N - 1 degrees of freedom [18].
The distinct advantage of the prescribed methods is that it circumvents the uncertainty of sample variance by taking account of the underlying chi-square distribution of sample variance and permits a corrected sample size determination according to the desired assurance probability and expected power considerations.
The calculated statistics is compared with the critical value of the chi-square distribution. The critical value is read out from the statistical tables for the specific degree of freedom ((k-1)*(l-1)) and also the significance level (probability of rejecting a true hypothesis).
An assumption is also made when using the chi-square distribution as an approximation to the distribution of kh2, is that the frequencies expected under independence should not be "too small".
The square of a normal N(0, 1) variable has the chi-square distribution [[chi].sub.(1).sup.2] with degrees of freedom 1.
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