Lesson 838 of 1524
The Chi-Square Distribution
For the χ 2 distribution, the population mean is μ = df and the population standard deviation is σ = 2 ( d f )
Practice this chapterFor the χ 2 distribution, the population mean is μ = df and the population standard deviation is σ = 2 ( d f ) The curve is nonsymmetrical and skewed to the right
There is a different chi-square curve for each df . The notation for the chi-square distribution is
population mean — μ = df and the population standard deviation is σ = 2 ( d f ). curve — nonsymmetrical and skewed to the right. Contingency Table — a table that displays sample values for two different factors that may be dependent or contingent on one another; it facilitates determining conditional probabilities. Goodness-of-Fit — a hypothesis test that compares expected and observed values in order to look for significant differences within one non-parametric variable. The degrees of freedom used equals….
Worked example
What does “population mean” mean in The Chi-Square Distribution?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for population mean.
- 2The book says: μ = df and the population standard deviation is σ = 2 ( d f ).
- 3Do not use the meaning of curve. That term means nonsymmetrical and skewed to the right.
Result: μ = df and the population standard deviation is σ = 2 ( d f )
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for population mean.
Do not swap population mean and curve. population mean means μ = df and the population standard deviation is σ = 2 ( d f ). curve means nonsymmetrical and skewed to the right.
Practice margin
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A fresh set from this chapter only. Choose 10 or 20. Multiple choice and fill-in, with no repeat inside the set.