"chi-by-eye" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Alluding to the χ² test (\"chi squared test\") used to formally test a statistical hypothesis.",
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          "ref": "2007, William H. Press, Saul A. Teukolsky, William T. Vetterling, Brian P. Flannery, Numerical Recipes: The Art of Scientific Computing, page 774",
          "text": "They deem a fit acceptable if a graph of data and model \"looks good.\" This approach is known as chi-by-eye. Luckily, its practitioners get what they deserve.",
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          "ref": "2011, Steven P. Greiner, Ben Graham Was a Quant : Raising the IQ of the Intelligent Investor, page 16",
          "text": "Their business prospects and earnings are correlated, and this can be observed by visually plotting their stock prices. Statisticians often call this \"chi by eye.\"",
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        "the practice of deciding between statistical models based on a plot, rather than a formal procedure."
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        "(humorous) the practice of deciding between statistical models based on a plot, rather than a formal procedure."
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "(humorous) the practice of deciding between statistical models based on a plot, rather than a formal procedure."
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