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chi-square distribution

chi-square distribution The chi-square distribution is a probability distribution formed from adding together the squared values of independent standard normal variables.

The chi-square distribution is a probability distribution formed from adding together the squared values of independent standard normal variables. In research methods, it is used as the reference distribution for chi-square tests, which can help assess whether population distributions differ from one another.

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