# 11.1 Facts about the chi-square distribution

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The notation for the chi-square distribution is:

$\chi \sim {\chi }_{df}^{2}$

where df = degrees of freedom which depends on how chi-square is being used. (If you want to practice calculating chi-square probabilities then use df = n - 1. The degrees of freedom for the three major uses are each calculated differently.)

For the χ 2 distribution, the population mean is μ = df and the population standard deviation is $\sigma =\sqrt{2\left(df\right)}$ .

The random variable is shown as χ 2 .

The random variable for a chi-square distribution with k degrees of freedom is the sum of k independent, squared standard normal variables.

χ 2 = ( Z 1 ) 2 + ( Z 2 ) 2 + ... + ( Z k ) 2

1. The curve is nonsymmetrical and skewed to the right.
2. There is a different chi-square curve for each df .
3. The test statistic for any test is always greater than or equal to zero.
4. When df >90, the chi-square curve approximates the normal distribution. For X ~ ${\chi }_{1,000}^{2}$ the mean, μ = df = 1,000 and the standard deviation, σ = $\sqrt{2\left(1,000\right)}$ = 44.7. Therefore, X ~ N (1,000, 44.7), approximately.
5. The mean, μ , is located just to the right of the peak.

## References

“HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Santa Clara County.”Santa Clara County Public Health Department, May 2011.

## Chapter review

The chi-square distribution is a useful tool for assessment in a series of problem categories. These problem categories include primarily (i) whether a data set fits a particular distribution, (ii) whether the distributions of two populations are the same, (iii) whether two events might be independent, and (iv) whether there is a different variability than expected within a population.

An important parameter in a chi-square distribution is the degrees of freedom df in a given problem. The random variable in the chi-square distribution is the sum of squares of df standard normal variables, which must be independent. The key characteristics of the chi-square distribution also depend directly on the degrees of freedom.

The chi-square distribution curve is skewed to the right, and its shape depends on the degrees of freedom df . For df >90, the curve approximates the normal distribution. Test statistics based on the chi-square distribution are always greater than or equal to zero. Such application tests are almost always right-tailed tests.

## Formula review

χ 2 = ( Z 1 ) 2 + ( Z 2 ) 2 + … ( Z df ) 2 chi-square distribution random variable

μ χ 2 = df chi-square distribution population mean

${\sigma }_{{\chi }^{2}}\text{=}\sqrt{2\left(df\right)}$ Chi-Square distribution population standard deviation

If the number of degrees of freedom for a chi-square distribution is 25, what is the population mean and standard deviation?

mean = 25 and standard deviation = 7.0711

If df >90, the distribution is _____________. If df = 15, the distribution is ________________.

When does the chi-square curve approximate a normal distribution?

when the number of degrees of freedom is greater than 90

Where is μ located on a chi-square curve?

Is it more likely the df is 90, 20, or two in the graph?

df = 2

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