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ChiDistribution

ChiDistribution[

]
represents a

distribution with

degrees of freedom.

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ChiDistribution[] represents the distribution for the square root of a random variable.

ChiDistribution allows to be any positive real number.

ChiDistribution can be used with such functions as Mean, CDF and RandomReal. »

Basic Examples (2)

The mean and variance of a

distribution are related to the Gamma function:

Probability density function:

Applications (2)

Properties & Relations (6)

Possible Issues (2)

(2)

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