Statistical tables

Chi-Square Distribution

Table of critical values χ²(p,ν), cumulative distribution P(X ≤ x) and density f(x,ν) for any degrees of freedom. Click a cell to see the exact value.

How to read the table: each cell shows the quantile χ²(p,ν) such that P(X ≤ χ²) = p. For a goodness-of-fit test at the 5% level with ν = 10 degrees of freedom, look up the column p = 0.950 → χ² = 18.307.
Click a cell to see the critical value.

χ²(p, ν) — quantiles for p = P(X ≤ χ²)

How to read the table: each cell shows P(X ≤ x) for the selected degrees of freedom. The row gives the integer part and first decimal; the column adds the second decimal.
Click a cell to see the value.

P(X ≤ x, ν) for x from 0.0 to 30.9

How to read the table: each cell shows the density f(x, ν). The χ² distribution is defined for x ≥ 0. As ν increases, the curve becomes more symmetric and shifts to the right.
Click a cell to see the value.

f(x, ν) for x from 0.0 to 30.9

How to use these tables

Chi-Square Distribution

If Z₁, Z₂, …, Zᵥ are independent standard normal variables, then X = Z₁² + … + Zᵥ² follows a chi-square distribution with ν degrees of freedom. Its density function is:

\( f(x,\nu) = \dfrac{x^{\nu/2-1}\,e^{-x/2}}{2^{\nu/2}\,\Gamma(\nu/2)}, \quad x \geq 0 \)

The mean is ν and the variance is 2ν.

Critical values table

Shows the quantiles χ²(p, ν) such that P(X ≤ χ²) = p. For a test at significance level α (right tail) with ν degrees of freedom, use the column p = 1 − α.

  • Example: test at 5%, ν = 5 → p = 0.95 → χ² = 11.070.
  • Columns with p < 0.5 correspond to the left tail (small values of χ²).

Main uses

  • Goodness-of-fit test
  • Test of independence in contingency tables
  • Variance estimation and confidence intervals for σ²
  • Homogeneity tests

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