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chi-square distribution

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chi-square distribution [ˈkaɪˌskwɛə]
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / 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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