"chi-square" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chi-squares [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chi-square (plural chi-squares)
  1. (mathematics) A test statistic used in the chi-square test. Translations (test statistic): 卡方 (kǎfāng) (Chinese Mandarin), khii toiseen (Finnish), хи-квадрат (xi-kvadrat) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-chi-square-en-noun-OLPzW5N~ Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 94 6 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'test statistic': 94 6
  2. A journalism educator or researcher focusing on statistical methods and quantitative measurement.
    Sense id: en-chi-square-en-noun-5a49rqsq Categories (other): Journalism Disambiguation of Journalism: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chi-square distribution, chi-square test

Inflected forms

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