noncentral chi-square distribution

noun

The distribution of the sum of squares of independent random variables, used to assess the power function of a chi-square test.

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nounnoncentral chi-square distribution (plural noncentral chi-square distributions)

plural noncentral chi-square distributions

  1. mathematicsThe distribution of the sum of squares of independent random variables, used to assess the power function of a chi-square test.
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