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单词 chi-square distribution
释义
chi-square distribution

Physics
  • The distribution of the sum of the squares of random variables with standard normal distributions. For example, if x1, x2,…, xi,…are independent variables with standard normal distribution, then

    χ2=xi2

    has a chi-square distribution with n degrees of freedom, written χ‎nr. The mean and variance are n and 2n, respectively. The values χ‎n2(α‎) for which

    P(χ2χn2(α))=α

    are tabulated for various values of n.

    The chi-square test is a measure of how well a theoretical probability distribution fits a set of data.


Economics
  • A continuous distribution, denoted χ‎2(n), described by the density function

    f(x)=1Γ(n/2)2n/2xn21ex/2,0x<,n=1,2.

    and the moment generating function

    M(t)=(12t)n/2,t<12

    The parameter n is termed ‘the degrees of freedom’.

    It is a particular case of gamma distribution (α‎ = n/2, β‎ = 2). This distribution can be derived from the normal distribution and arises in econometrics as the distribution of sums of certain random variables. In particular, if z is a standard normal random variable then z2 has χ‎2(1)-distribution, and if z1,…,zn are independent standard normal random variables then the sum z12 +…+ zn2 has χ‎2(n)-distribution. A χ‎2(n)-random variable has mean n and variance 2n. It is the limiting distribution of the scaled F-distribution and is used for hypothesis testing in many econometric applications.


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