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chi-square distribution
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chi-square distribution
in statistical terms this is said of a variable with K degrees of freedom if it is distributed like the sum of the squares of K independent random variables each of which has a normal distribution with mean zero and variance of 1.


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The recombination breakpoint of putative recombinant strains was determined by using 2 methods: the maximum chi-squared method (20) and Simplot (version 2.
We present a simple new function, the cumulative chi-squared distribution, for assessing regions of misfit in a diffraction pattern and introduce a matrix which relates the impact of individual points in a powder diffraction pattern with improvements in the estimated standard deviation of refined parameters.
Data were subject to comparison using Chi-squared tests for categorical data (with Yates correction for discontinuity where appropriate) and t tests (unequal variance assumed where Levene's F for equality of variances was significant at p < .
 
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