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Math: Statistics: Chi square: Where does the name CHI SQUARE comes from?

Dec 28th, 2004 09:49
Knud van Eeden,

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Math: Statistics: Chi square: Where does the name CHI SQUARE comes 
from?

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The name chi-square comes from the Greek character X (=chi) which was
used.

From this you take the square (thus X^2, or thus chi^2, or thus chi 
squared)

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Internet: see also:

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CHI SQUARE: History
http://members.aol.com/jeff570/c.html

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CHI SQUARE: History: Karl Pearson
(His chi-square test was produced in an attempt to remove the normal
distribution from its central position)
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Pearson.html

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Math: Number: Random: Link: Overview: Can you give an overview of 
links about random numbers?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/31689/fid/1712

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