BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

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 RandomVariate. »

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Basic Examples (4)Basic Examples (4)

Probability density function:

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Cumulative distribution function:

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Mean and variance of a distribution are related to the Gamma function:

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Median:

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Scope (7)Scope (7)

Applications (1)Applications (1)

Properties & Relations (9)Properties & Relations (9)

Possible Issues (2)Possible Issues (2)
Possible Issues (2)Possible Issues (2)

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See Also See Also

ChiSquareDistribution HalfNormalDistribution RayleighDistribution MaxwellDistribution

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