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chi-square

(kī′skwâr′)

A test statistic that is calculated as the sum of the squares of observed values minus expected values divided by the expected values.

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chi-square

(Statistics) statistics an inferential statistic common in survey research

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chi′-square`

(ˈkaɪ)

n.

a statistical quantity equal to the summation over all variables of the quotient of the square of the difference between the observed and expected values divided by the expected value of the variable.

[1935–40]

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