F distribution

noun

A probability distribution of the ratio of two variables, each with a chi-square distribution; used in analysis of variance, especially in the significance testing of a correlation coefficient (R squared).

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Meanings

nounF distribution (plural F distributions)

plural F distributions

  1. mathematicsA probability distribution of the ratio of two variables, each with a chi-square distribution; used in analysis of variance, especially in the significance testing of a correlation coefficient (R squared).
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