F(α=0.10, ν₁, ν₂) — upper 10% tail
| ν₂ \ ν₁ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 120 | ∞ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39.863 | 49.500 | 53.593 | 55.833 | 57.240 | 58.204 | 58.906 | 59.439 | 59.858 | 60.195 | 60.705 | 61.220 | 61.740 | 62.055 | 62.265 | 62.529 | 62.794 | 63.061 | 63.325 |
| 2 | 8.526 | 9.000 | 9.162 | 9.243 | 9.293 | 9.326 | 9.349 | 9.367 | 9.381 | 9.392 | 9.408 | 9.425 | 9.441 | 9.451 | 9.458 | 9.466 | 9.475 | 9.483 | 9.491 |
| 3 | 5.538 | 5.462 | 5.391 | 5.343 | 5.309 | 5.285 | 5.266 | 5.252 | 5.240 | 5.230 | 5.216 | 5.200 | 5.184 | 5.175 | 5.168 | 5.160 | 5.151 | 5.143 | 5.134 |
| 4 | 4.545 | 4.325 | 4.191 | 4.107 | 4.051 | 4.010 | 3.979 | 3.955 | 3.936 | 3.920 | 3.896 | 3.870 | 3.844 | 3.828 | 3.817 | 3.804 | 3.790 | 3.775 | 3.761 |
| 5 | 4.060 | 3.780 | 3.619 | 3.520 | 3.453 | 3.405 | 3.368 | 3.339 | 3.316 | 3.297 | 3.268 | 3.238 | 3.207 | 3.187 | 3.174 | 3.157 | 3.140 | 3.123 | 3.105 |
| 6 | 3.776 | 3.463 | 3.289 | 3.181 | 3.108 | 3.055 | 3.014 | 2.983 | 2.958 | 2.937 | 2.905 | 2.871 | 2.836 | 2.815 | 2.800 | 2.781 | 2.762 | 2.742 | 2.722 |
| 7 | 3.589 | 3.257 | 3.074 | 2.961 | 2.883 | 2.827 | 2.785 | 2.752 | 2.725 | 2.703 | 2.668 | 2.632 | 2.595 | 2.571 | 2.555 | 2.535 | 2.514 | 2.493 | 2.471 |
| 8 | 3.458 | 3.113 | 2.924 | 2.806 | 2.726 | 2.668 | 2.624 | 2.589 | 2.561 | 2.538 | 2.502 | 2.464 | 2.425 | 2.400 | 2.383 | 2.361 | 2.339 | 2.316 | 2.293 |
| 9 | 3.360 | 3.006 | 2.813 | 2.693 | 2.611 | 2.551 | 2.505 | 2.469 | 2.440 | 2.416 | 2.379 | 2.340 | 2.298 | 2.272 | 2.255 | 2.232 | 2.208 | 2.184 | 2.160 |
| 10 | 3.285 | 2.924 | 2.728 | 2.605 | 2.522 | 2.461 | 2.414 | 2.377 | 2.347 | 2.323 | 2.284 | 2.244 | 2.201 | 2.174 | 2.155 | 2.132 | 2.107 | 2.082 | 2.056 |
| 11 | 3.225 | 2.860 | 2.660 | 2.536 | 2.451 | 2.389 | 2.342 | 2.304 | 2.274 | 2.248 | 2.209 | 2.167 | 2.123 | 2.095 | 2.076 | 2.052 | 2.026 | 2.000 | 1.972 |
| 12 | 3.177 | 2.807 | 2.606 | 2.480 | 2.394 | 2.331 | 2.283 | 2.245 | 2.214 | 2.188 | 2.147 | 2.105 | 2.060 | 2.031 | 2.011 | 1.986 | 1.960 | 1.932 | 1.904 |
| 13 | 3.136 | 2.763 | 2.560 | 2.434 | 2.347 | 2.283 | 2.234 | 2.195 | 2.164 | 2.138 | 2.097 | 2.053 | 2.007 | 1.978 | 1.958 | 1.931 | 1.904 | 1.876 | 1.847 |
| 14 | 3.102 | 2.726 | 2.522 | 2.395 | 2.307 | 2.243 | 2.193 | 2.154 | 2.122 | 2.095 | 2.054 | 2.010 | 1.962 | 1.933 | 1.912 | 1.885 | 1.857 | 1.828 | 1.798 |
| 15 | 3.073 | 2.695 | 2.490 | 2.361 | 2.273 | 2.208 | 2.158 | 2.119 | 2.086 | 2.059 | 2.017 | 1.972 | 1.924 | 1.894 | 1.873 | 1.845 | 1.817 | 1.787 | 1.755 |
| 16 | 3.048 | 2.668 | 2.462 | 2.333 | 2.244 | 2.178 | 2.128 | 2.088 | 2.055 | 2.028 | 1.985 | 1.940 | 1.891 | 1.860 | 1.839 | 1.811 | 1.782 | 1.751 | 1.719 |
| 17 | 3.026 | 2.645 | 2.437 | 2.308 | 2.218 | 2.152 | 2.102 | 2.061 | 2.028 | 2.001 | 1.958 | 1.912 | 1.862 | 1.831 | 1.809 | 1.781 | 1.751 | 1.719 | 1.686 |
| 18 | 3.007 | 2.624 | 2.416 | 2.286 | 2.196 | 2.130 | 2.079 | 2.038 | 2.005 | 1.977 | 1.933 | 1.887 | 1.837 | 1.805 | 1.783 | 1.754 | 1.723 | 1.691 | 1.657 |
| 19 | 2.990 | 2.606 | 2.397 | 2.266 | 2.176 | 2.109 | 2.058 | 2.017 | 1.984 | 1.956 | 1.912 | 1.865 | 1.814 | 1.782 | 1.759 | 1.730 | 1.699 | 1.666 | 1.631 |
| 20 | 2.975 | 2.589 | 2.380 | 2.249 | 2.158 | 2.091 | 2.040 | 1.999 | 1.965 | 1.937 | 1.892 | 1.845 | 1.794 | 1.761 | 1.738 | 1.708 | 1.677 | 1.643 | 1.608 |
| 21 | 2.961 | 2.575 | 2.365 | 2.233 | 2.142 | 2.075 | 2.023 | 1.982 | 1.948 | 1.920 | 1.875 | 1.827 | 1.776 | 1.742 | 1.719 | 1.689 | 1.657 | 1.623 | 1.587 |
| 22 | 2.949 | 2.561 | 2.351 | 2.219 | 2.128 | 2.060 | 2.008 | 1.967 | 1.933 | 1.904 | 1.859 | 1.811 | 1.759 | 1.726 | 1.702 | 1.671 | 1.639 | 1.604 | 1.567 |
| 23 | 2.937 | 2.549 | 2.339 | 2.207 | 2.115 | 2.047 | 1.995 | 1.953 | 1.919 | 1.890 | 1.845 | 1.796 | 1.744 | 1.710 | 1.686 | 1.655 | 1.622 | 1.587 | 1.550 |
| 24 | 2.927 | 2.538 | 2.327 | 2.195 | 2.103 | 2.035 | 1.983 | 1.941 | 1.906 | 1.877 | 1.832 | 1.783 | 1.730 | 1.696 | 1.672 | 1.641 | 1.607 | 1.571 | 1.533 |
| 25 | 2.918 | 2.528 | 2.317 | 2.184 | 2.092 | 2.024 | 1.971 | 1.929 | 1.895 | 1.866 | 1.820 | 1.771 | 1.718 | 1.683 | 1.659 | 1.627 | 1.593 | 1.557 | 1.518 |
| 26 | 2.909 | 2.519 | 2.307 | 2.174 | 2.082 | 2.014 | 1.961 | 1.919 | 1.884 | 1.855 | 1.809 | 1.760 | 1.706 | 1.671 | 1.647 | 1.615 | 1.581 | 1.544 | 1.504 |
| 27 | 2.901 | 2.511 | 2.299 | 2.165 | 2.073 | 2.005 | 1.952 | 1.909 | 1.874 | 1.845 | 1.799 | 1.749 | 1.695 | 1.660 | 1.636 | 1.603 | 1.569 | 1.531 | 1.491 |
| 28 | 2.894 | 2.503 | 2.291 | 2.157 | 2.064 | 1.996 | 1.943 | 1.900 | 1.865 | 1.836 | 1.790 | 1.740 | 1.685 | 1.650 | 1.625 | 1.592 | 1.558 | 1.520 | 1.479 |
| 29 | 2.887 | 2.495 | 2.283 | 2.149 | 2.057 | 1.988 | 1.935 | 1.892 | 1.857 | 1.827 | 1.781 | 1.731 | 1.676 | 1.640 | 1.616 | 1.583 | 1.547 | 1.509 | 1.468 |
| 30 | 2.881 | 2.489 | 2.276 | 2.142 | 2.049 | 1.980 | 1.927 | 1.884 | 1.849 | 1.819 | 1.773 | 1.722 | 1.667 | 1.632 | 1.606 | 1.573 | 1.538 | 1.499 | 1.457 |
| 35 | 2.855 | 2.461 | 2.247 | 2.113 | 2.019 | 1.950 | 1.896 | 1.852 | 1.817 | 1.787 | 1.739 | 1.688 | 1.632 | 1.595 | 1.569 | 1.535 | 1.497 | 1.457 | 1.412 |
| 40 | 2.835 | 2.440 | 2.226 | 2.091 | 1.997 | 1.927 | 1.873 | 1.829 | 1.793 | 1.763 | 1.715 | 1.662 | 1.605 | 1.568 | 1.541 | 1.506 | 1.467 | 1.425 | 1.378 |
| 50 | 2.809 | 2.412 | 2.197 | 2.061 | 1.966 | 1.895 | 1.840 | 1.796 | 1.760 | 1.729 | 1.680 | 1.627 | 1.568 | 1.529 | 1.502 | 1.465 | 1.424 | 1.379 | 1.327 |
| 60 | 2.791 | 2.393 | 2.177 | 2.041 | 1.946 | 1.875 | 1.819 | 1.775 | 1.738 | 1.707 | 1.657 | 1.603 | 1.543 | 1.504 | 1.476 | 1.437 | 1.395 | 1.348 | 1.292 |
| 80 | 2.769 | 2.370 | 2.154 | 2.016 | 1.921 | 1.849 | 1.793 | 1.748 | 1.711 | 1.680 | 1.629 | 1.574 | 1.513 | 1.472 | 1.443 | 1.403 | 1.358 | 1.307 | 1.245 |
| 100 | 2.756 | 2.356 | 2.139 | 2.002 | 1.906 | 1.834 | 1.778 | 1.732 | 1.695 | 1.663 | 1.612 | 1.557 | 1.494 | 1.453 | 1.423 | 1.382 | 1.336 | 1.282 | 1.215 |
| 120 | 2.748 | 2.347 | 2.130 | 1.992 | 1.896 | 1.824 | 1.767 | 1.722 | 1.684 | 1.652 | 1.601 | 1.545 | 1.482 | 1.440 | 1.409 | 1.368 | 1.320 | 1.265 | 1.194 |
| ∞ | 2.706 | 2.303 | 2.084 | 1.945 | 1.848 | 1.775 | 1.717 | 1.671 | 1.632 | 1.599 | 1.546 | 1.488 | 1.421 | 1.376 | 1.343 | 1.296 | 1.241 | 1.170 | 1.026 |
F(α=0.05, ν₁, ν₂) — upper 5% tail
| ν₂ \ ν₁ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 120 | ∞ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 161.448 | 199.500 | 215.707 | 224.583 | 230.162 | 233.986 | 236.768 | 238.883 | 240.543 | 241.882 | 243.906 | 245.950 | 248.013 | 249.260 | 250.095 | 251.143 | 252.196 | 253.253 | 254.302 |
| 2 | 18.513 | 19.000 | 19.164 | 19.247 | 19.296 | 19.330 | 19.353 | 19.371 | 19.385 | 19.396 | 19.413 | 19.429 | 19.446 | 19.456 | 19.462 | 19.471 | 19.479 | 19.487 | 19.496 |
| 3 | 10.128 | 9.552 | 9.277 | 9.117 | 9.013 | 8.941 | 8.887 | 8.845 | 8.812 | 8.786 | 8.745 | 8.703 | 8.660 | 8.634 | 8.617 | 8.594 | 8.572 | 8.549 | 8.527 |
| 4 | 7.709 | 6.944 | 6.591 | 6.388 | 6.256 | 6.163 | 6.094 | 6.041 | 5.999 | 5.964 | 5.912 | 5.858 | 5.803 | 5.769 | 5.746 | 5.717 | 5.688 | 5.658 | 5.628 |
| 5 | 6.608 | 5.786 | 5.409 | 5.192 | 5.050 | 4.950 | 4.876 | 4.818 | 4.772 | 4.735 | 4.678 | 4.619 | 4.558 | 4.521 | 4.496 | 4.464 | 4.431 | 4.398 | 4.365 |
| 6 | 5.987 | 5.143 | 4.757 | 4.534 | 4.387 | 4.284 | 4.207 | 4.147 | 4.099 | 4.060 | 4.000 | 3.938 | 3.874 | 3.835 | 3.808 | 3.774 | 3.740 | 3.705 | 3.669 |
| 7 | 5.591 | 4.737 | 4.347 | 4.120 | 3.972 | 3.866 | 3.787 | 3.726 | 3.677 | 3.637 | 3.575 | 3.511 | 3.445 | 3.404 | 3.376 | 3.340 | 3.304 | 3.267 | 3.230 |
| 8 | 5.318 | 4.459 | 4.066 | 3.838 | 3.687 | 3.581 | 3.500 | 3.438 | 3.388 | 3.347 | 3.284 | 3.218 | 3.150 | 3.108 | 3.079 | 3.043 | 3.005 | 2.967 | 2.928 |
| 9 | 5.117 | 4.256 | 3.863 | 3.633 | 3.482 | 3.374 | 3.293 | 3.230 | 3.179 | 3.137 | 3.073 | 3.006 | 2.936 | 2.893 | 2.864 | 2.826 | 2.787 | 2.748 | 2.707 |
| 10 | 4.965 | 4.103 | 3.708 | 3.478 | 3.326 | 3.217 | 3.135 | 3.072 | 3.020 | 2.978 | 2.913 | 2.845 | 2.774 | 2.730 | 2.700 | 2.661 | 2.621 | 2.580 | 2.538 |
| 11 | 4.844 | 3.982 | 3.587 | 3.357 | 3.204 | 3.095 | 3.012 | 2.948 | 2.896 | 2.854 | 2.788 | 2.719 | 2.646 | 2.601 | 2.570 | 2.531 | 2.490 | 2.448 | 2.405 |
| 12 | 4.747 | 3.885 | 3.490 | 3.259 | 3.106 | 2.996 | 2.913 | 2.849 | 2.796 | 2.753 | 2.687 | 2.617 | 2.544 | 2.498 | 2.466 | 2.426 | 2.384 | 2.341 | 2.297 |
| 13 | 4.667 | 3.806 | 3.411 | 3.179 | 3.025 | 2.915 | 2.832 | 2.767 | 2.714 | 2.671 | 2.604 | 2.533 | 2.459 | 2.412 | 2.380 | 2.339 | 2.297 | 2.252 | 2.207 |
| 14 | 4.600 | 3.739 | 3.344 | 3.112 | 2.958 | 2.848 | 2.764 | 2.699 | 2.646 | 2.602 | 2.534 | 2.463 | 2.388 | 2.341 | 2.308 | 2.266 | 2.223 | 2.178 | 2.131 |
| 15 | 4.543 | 3.682 | 3.287 | 3.056 | 2.901 | 2.790 | 2.707 | 2.641 | 2.588 | 2.544 | 2.475 | 2.403 | 2.328 | 2.280 | 2.247 | 2.204 | 2.160 | 2.114 | 2.066 |
| 16 | 4.494 | 3.634 | 3.239 | 3.007 | 2.852 | 2.741 | 2.657 | 2.591 | 2.538 | 2.494 | 2.425 | 2.352 | 2.276 | 2.227 | 2.194 | 2.151 | 2.106 | 2.059 | 2.010 |
| 17 | 4.451 | 3.592 | 3.197 | 2.965 | 2.810 | 2.699 | 2.614 | 2.548 | 2.494 | 2.450 | 2.381 | 2.308 | 2.230 | 2.181 | 2.148 | 2.104 | 2.058 | 2.011 | 1.961 |
| 18 | 4.414 | 3.555 | 3.160 | 2.928 | 2.773 | 2.661 | 2.577 | 2.510 | 2.456 | 2.412 | 2.342 | 2.269 | 2.191 | 2.141 | 2.107 | 2.063 | 2.017 | 1.968 | 1.917 |
| 19 | 4.381 | 3.522 | 3.127 | 2.895 | 2.740 | 2.628 | 2.544 | 2.477 | 2.423 | 2.378 | 2.308 | 2.234 | 2.155 | 2.106 | 2.071 | 2.026 | 1.980 | 1.930 | 1.879 |
| 20 | 4.351 | 3.493 | 3.098 | 2.866 | 2.711 | 2.599 | 2.514 | 2.447 | 2.393 | 2.348 | 2.278 | 2.203 | 2.124 | 2.074 | 2.039 | 1.994 | 1.946 | 1.896 | 1.844 |
| 21 | 4.325 | 3.467 | 3.072 | 2.840 | 2.685 | 2.573 | 2.488 | 2.420 | 2.366 | 2.321 | 2.250 | 2.176 | 2.096 | 2.045 | 2.010 | 1.965 | 1.916 | 1.866 | 1.812 |
| 22 | 4.301 | 3.443 | 3.049 | 2.817 | 2.661 | 2.549 | 2.464 | 2.397 | 2.342 | 2.297 | 2.226 | 2.151 | 2.071 | 2.020 | 1.984 | 1.938 | 1.889 | 1.838 | 1.784 |
| 23 | 4.279 | 3.422 | 3.028 | 2.796 | 2.640 | 2.528 | 2.442 | 2.375 | 2.320 | 2.275 | 2.204 | 2.128 | 2.048 | 1.996 | 1.961 | 1.914 | 1.865 | 1.813 | 1.758 |
| 24 | 4.260 | 3.403 | 3.009 | 2.776 | 2.621 | 2.508 | 2.423 | 2.355 | 2.300 | 2.255 | 2.183 | 2.108 | 2.027 | 1.975 | 1.939 | 1.892 | 1.842 | 1.790 | 1.734 |
| 25 | 4.242 | 3.385 | 2.991 | 2.759 | 2.603 | 2.490 | 2.405 | 2.337 | 2.282 | 2.236 | 2.165 | 2.089 | 2.007 | 1.955 | 1.919 | 1.872 | 1.822 | 1.768 | 1.712 |
| 26 | 4.225 | 3.369 | 2.975 | 2.743 | 2.587 | 2.474 | 2.388 | 2.321 | 2.265 | 2.220 | 2.148 | 2.072 | 1.990 | 1.938 | 1.901 | 1.853 | 1.803 | 1.749 | 1.691 |
| 27 | 4.210 | 3.354 | 2.960 | 2.728 | 2.572 | 2.459 | 2.373 | 2.305 | 2.250 | 2.204 | 2.132 | 2.056 | 1.974 | 1.921 | 1.884 | 1.836 | 1.785 | 1.731 | 1.672 |
| 28 | 4.196 | 3.340 | 2.947 | 2.714 | 2.558 | 2.445 | 2.359 | 2.291 | 2.236 | 2.190 | 2.118 | 2.041 | 1.959 | 1.906 | 1.869 | 1.820 | 1.769 | 1.714 | 1.655 |
| 29 | 4.183 | 3.328 | 2.934 | 2.701 | 2.545 | 2.432 | 2.346 | 2.278 | 2.223 | 2.177 | 2.104 | 2.027 | 1.945 | 1.891 | 1.854 | 1.806 | 1.754 | 1.698 | 1.638 |
| 30 | 4.171 | 3.316 | 2.922 | 2.690 | 2.534 | 2.421 | 2.334 | 2.266 | 2.211 | 2.165 | 2.092 | 2.015 | 1.932 | 1.878 | 1.841 | 1.792 | 1.740 | 1.683 | 1.623 |
| 35 | 4.121 | 3.267 | 2.874 | 2.641 | 2.485 | 2.372 | 2.285 | 2.217 | 2.161 | 2.114 | 2.041 | 1.963 | 1.878 | 1.824 | 1.786 | 1.735 | 1.681 | 1.623 | 1.559 |
| 40 | 4.085 | 3.232 | 2.839 | 2.606 | 2.449 | 2.336 | 2.249 | 2.180 | 2.124 | 2.077 | 2.003 | 1.924 | 1.839 | 1.783 | 1.744 | 1.693 | 1.637 | 1.577 | 1.510 |
| 50 | 4.034 | 3.183 | 2.790 | 2.557 | 2.400 | 2.286 | 2.199 | 2.130 | 2.073 | 2.026 | 1.952 | 1.871 | 1.784 | 1.727 | 1.687 | 1.634 | 1.576 | 1.511 | 1.439 |
| 60 | 4.001 | 3.150 | 2.758 | 2.525 | 2.368 | 2.254 | 2.167 | 2.097 | 2.040 | 1.993 | 1.917 | 1.836 | 1.748 | 1.690 | 1.649 | 1.594 | 1.534 | 1.467 | 1.390 |
| 80 | 3.960 | 3.111 | 2.719 | 2.486 | 2.329 | 2.214 | 2.126 | 2.056 | 1.999 | 1.951 | 1.875 | 1.793 | 1.703 | 1.644 | 1.602 | 1.545 | 1.482 | 1.411 | 1.326 |
| 100 | 3.936 | 3.087 | 2.696 | 2.463 | 2.305 | 2.191 | 2.103 | 2.032 | 1.975 | 1.927 | 1.850 | 1.768 | 1.676 | 1.616 | 1.573 | 1.515 | 1.450 | 1.376 | 1.284 |
| 120 | 3.920 | 3.072 | 2.680 | 2.447 | 2.290 | 2.175 | 2.087 | 2.016 | 1.959 | 1.910 | 1.834 | 1.750 | 1.659 | 1.598 | 1.554 | 1.495 | 1.429 | 1.352 | 1.255 |
| ∞ | 3.842 | 2.997 | 2.606 | 2.373 | 2.215 | 2.099 | 2.011 | 1.939 | 1.881 | 1.832 | 1.753 | 1.667 | 1.572 | 1.507 | 1.460 | 1.395 | 1.319 | 1.223 | 1.033 |
F(α=0.025, ν₁, ν₂) — upper 2.5% tail
| ν₂ \ ν₁ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 120 | ∞ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 647.789 | 799.500 | 864.163 | 899.583 | 921.848 | 937.111 | 948.217 | 956.656 | 963.285 | 968.627 | 976.708 | 984.867 | 993.103 | 998.081 | 1001.414 | 1005.598 | 1009.800 | 1014.020 | 1018.207 |
| 2 | 38.506 | 39.000 | 39.165 | 39.248 | 39.298 | 39.331 | 39.355 | 39.373 | 39.387 | 39.398 | 39.415 | 39.431 | 39.448 | 39.458 | 39.465 | 39.473 | 39.481 | 39.490 | 39.498 |
| 3 | 17.443 | 16.044 | 15.439 | 15.101 | 14.885 | 14.735 | 14.624 | 14.540 | 14.473 | 14.419 | 14.337 | 14.253 | 14.167 | 14.115 | 14.081 | 14.037 | 13.992 | 13.947 | 13.903 |
| 4 | 12.218 | 10.649 | 9.979 | 9.605 | 9.364 | 9.197 | 9.074 | 8.980 | 8.905 | 8.844 | 8.751 | 8.657 | 8.560 | 8.501 | 8.461 | 8.411 | 8.360 | 8.309 | 8.258 |
| 5 | 10.007 | 8.434 | 7.764 | 7.388 | 7.146 | 6.978 | 6.853 | 6.757 | 6.681 | 6.619 | 6.525 | 6.428 | 6.329 | 6.268 | 6.227 | 6.175 | 6.123 | 6.069 | 6.016 |
| 6 | 8.813 | 7.260 | 6.599 | 6.227 | 5.988 | 5.820 | 5.695 | 5.600 | 5.523 | 5.461 | 5.366 | 5.269 | 5.168 | 5.107 | 5.065 | 5.012 | 4.959 | 4.904 | 4.850 |
| 7 | 8.073 | 6.542 | 5.890 | 5.523 | 5.285 | 5.119 | 4.995 | 4.899 | 4.823 | 4.761 | 4.666 | 4.568 | 4.467 | 4.405 | 4.362 | 4.309 | 4.254 | 4.199 | 4.143 |
| 8 | 7.571 | 6.059 | 5.416 | 5.053 | 4.817 | 4.652 | 4.529 | 4.433 | 4.357 | 4.295 | 4.200 | 4.101 | 3.999 | 3.937 | 3.894 | 3.840 | 3.784 | 3.728 | 3.671 |
| 9 | 7.209 | 5.715 | 5.078 | 4.718 | 4.484 | 4.320 | 4.197 | 4.102 | 4.026 | 3.964 | 3.868 | 3.769 | 3.667 | 3.604 | 3.560 | 3.505 | 3.449 | 3.392 | 3.334 |
| 10 | 6.937 | 5.456 | 4.826 | 4.468 | 4.236 | 4.072 | 3.950 | 3.855 | 3.779 | 3.717 | 3.621 | 3.522 | 3.419 | 3.355 | 3.311 | 3.255 | 3.198 | 3.140 | 3.081 |
| 11 | 6.724 | 5.256 | 4.630 | 4.275 | 4.044 | 3.881 | 3.759 | 3.664 | 3.588 | 3.526 | 3.430 | 3.330 | 3.226 | 3.162 | 3.118 | 3.061 | 3.004 | 2.944 | 2.884 |
| 12 | 6.554 | 5.096 | 4.474 | 4.121 | 3.891 | 3.728 | 3.607 | 3.512 | 3.436 | 3.374 | 3.277 | 3.177 | 3.073 | 3.008 | 2.963 | 2.906 | 2.848 | 2.787 | 2.726 |
| 13 | 6.414 | 4.965 | 4.347 | 3.996 | 3.767 | 3.604 | 3.483 | 3.388 | 3.312 | 3.250 | 3.153 | 3.053 | 2.948 | 2.882 | 2.837 | 2.780 | 2.720 | 2.659 | 2.596 |
| 14 | 6.298 | 4.857 | 4.242 | 3.892 | 3.663 | 3.501 | 3.380 | 3.285 | 3.209 | 3.147 | 3.050 | 2.949 | 2.844 | 2.778 | 2.732 | 2.674 | 2.614 | 2.552 | 2.488 |
| 15 | 6.200 | 4.765 | 4.153 | 3.804 | 3.576 | 3.415 | 3.293 | 3.199 | 3.123 | 3.060 | 2.963 | 2.862 | 2.756 | 2.689 | 2.644 | 2.585 | 2.524 | 2.461 | 2.396 |
| 16 | 6.115 | 4.687 | 4.077 | 3.729 | 3.502 | 3.341 | 3.219 | 3.125 | 3.049 | 2.986 | 2.889 | 2.788 | 2.681 | 2.614 | 2.568 | 2.509 | 2.447 | 2.383 | 2.317 |
| 17 | 6.042 | 4.619 | 4.011 | 3.665 | 3.438 | 3.277 | 3.156 | 3.061 | 2.985 | 2.922 | 2.825 | 2.723 | 2.616 | 2.548 | 2.502 | 2.442 | 2.380 | 2.315 | 2.248 |
| 18 | 5.978 | 4.560 | 3.954 | 3.608 | 3.382 | 3.221 | 3.100 | 3.005 | 2.929 | 2.866 | 2.769 | 2.667 | 2.559 | 2.491 | 2.445 | 2.384 | 2.321 | 2.256 | 2.188 |
| 19 | 5.922 | 4.508 | 3.903 | 3.559 | 3.333 | 3.172 | 3.051 | 2.956 | 2.880 | 2.817 | 2.720 | 2.617 | 2.509 | 2.441 | 2.394 | 2.333 | 2.270 | 2.203 | 2.134 |
| 20 | 5.871 | 4.461 | 3.859 | 3.515 | 3.289 | 3.128 | 3.007 | 2.913 | 2.837 | 2.774 | 2.676 | 2.573 | 2.464 | 2.396 | 2.349 | 2.287 | 2.223 | 2.156 | 2.086 |
| 21 | 5.827 | 4.420 | 3.819 | 3.475 | 3.250 | 3.090 | 2.969 | 2.874 | 2.798 | 2.735 | 2.637 | 2.534 | 2.425 | 2.356 | 2.308 | 2.246 | 2.182 | 2.114 | 2.043 |
| 22 | 5.786 | 4.383 | 3.783 | 3.440 | 3.215 | 3.055 | 2.934 | 2.839 | 2.763 | 2.700 | 2.602 | 2.498 | 2.389 | 2.320 | 2.272 | 2.210 | 2.145 | 2.076 | 2.004 |
| 23 | 5.750 | 4.349 | 3.750 | 3.408 | 3.183 | 3.023 | 2.902 | 2.808 | 2.731 | 2.668 | 2.570 | 2.466 | 2.357 | 2.287 | 2.239 | 2.176 | 2.111 | 2.041 | 1.969 |
| 24 | 5.717 | 4.319 | 3.721 | 3.379 | 3.155 | 2.995 | 2.874 | 2.779 | 2.703 | 2.640 | 2.541 | 2.437 | 2.327 | 2.257 | 2.209 | 2.146 | 2.080 | 2.010 | 1.936 |
| 25 | 5.686 | 4.291 | 3.694 | 3.353 | 3.129 | 2.969 | 2.848 | 2.753 | 2.677 | 2.613 | 2.515 | 2.411 | 2.300 | 2.230 | 2.182 | 2.118 | 2.052 | 1.981 | 1.906 |
| 26 | 5.659 | 4.265 | 3.670 | 3.329 | 3.105 | 2.945 | 2.824 | 2.729 | 2.653 | 2.590 | 2.491 | 2.387 | 2.276 | 2.205 | 2.157 | 2.093 | 2.026 | 1.954 | 1.879 |
| 27 | 5.633 | 4.242 | 3.647 | 3.307 | 3.083 | 2.923 | 2.802 | 2.707 | 2.631 | 2.568 | 2.469 | 2.364 | 2.253 | 2.183 | 2.133 | 2.069 | 2.002 | 1.930 | 1.854 |
| 28 | 5.610 | 4.221 | 3.626 | 3.286 | 3.063 | 2.903 | 2.782 | 2.687 | 2.611 | 2.547 | 2.448 | 2.344 | 2.232 | 2.161 | 2.112 | 2.048 | 1.980 | 1.907 | 1.830 |
| 29 | 5.588 | 4.201 | 3.607 | 3.267 | 3.044 | 2.884 | 2.763 | 2.669 | 2.592 | 2.529 | 2.430 | 2.325 | 2.213 | 2.142 | 2.092 | 2.028 | 1.959 | 1.886 | 1.808 |
| 30 | 5.568 | 4.182 | 3.589 | 3.250 | 3.026 | 2.867 | 2.746 | 2.651 | 2.575 | 2.511 | 2.412 | 2.307 | 2.195 | 2.124 | 2.074 | 2.009 | 1.940 | 1.866 | 1.788 |
| 35 | 5.485 | 4.106 | 3.517 | 3.179 | 2.956 | 2.796 | 2.676 | 2.581 | 2.504 | 2.440 | 2.341 | 2.235 | 2.122 | 2.049 | 1.999 | 1.932 | 1.861 | 1.785 | 1.703 |
| 40 | 5.424 | 4.051 | 3.463 | 3.126 | 2.904 | 2.744 | 2.624 | 2.529 | 2.452 | 2.388 | 2.288 | 2.182 | 2.068 | 1.994 | 1.943 | 1.875 | 1.803 | 1.724 | 1.638 |
| 50 | 5.340 | 3.975 | 3.390 | 3.054 | 2.833 | 2.674 | 2.553 | 2.458 | 2.381 | 2.317 | 2.216 | 2.109 | 1.993 | 1.919 | 1.866 | 1.796 | 1.721 | 1.639 | 1.546 |
| 60 | 5.286 | 3.925 | 3.343 | 3.008 | 2.786 | 2.627 | 2.507 | 2.412 | 2.334 | 2.270 | 2.169 | 2.061 | 1.944 | 1.869 | 1.815 | 1.744 | 1.667 | 1.581 | 1.483 |
| 80 | 5.218 | 3.864 | 3.284 | 2.950 | 2.730 | 2.571 | 2.450 | 2.355 | 2.277 | 2.213 | 2.111 | 2.003 | 1.884 | 1.807 | 1.752 | 1.679 | 1.599 | 1.508 | 1.401 |
| 100 | 5.179 | 3.828 | 3.250 | 2.917 | 2.696 | 2.537 | 2.417 | 2.321 | 2.244 | 2.179 | 2.077 | 1.968 | 1.849 | 1.770 | 1.715 | 1.640 | 1.558 | 1.463 | 1.349 |
| 120 | 5.152 | 3.805 | 3.227 | 2.894 | 2.674 | 2.515 | 2.395 | 2.299 | 2.222 | 2.157 | 2.055 | 1.945 | 1.825 | 1.746 | 1.690 | 1.614 | 1.530 | 1.433 | 1.312 |
| ∞ | 5.025 | 3.690 | 3.117 | 2.787 | 2.568 | 2.409 | 2.289 | 2.193 | 2.115 | 2.050 | 1.946 | 1.834 | 1.710 | 1.627 | 1.567 | 1.485 | 1.390 | 1.271 | 1.040 |
F(α=0.01, ν₁, ν₂) — upper 1% tail
| ν₂ \ ν₁ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 120 | ∞ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4052.181 | 4999.500 | 5403.352 | 5624.583 | 5763.650 | 5858.986 | 5928.356 | 5981.070 | 6022.473 | 6055.847 | 6106.321 | 6157.285 | 6208.730 | 6239.825 | 6260.649 | 6286.782 | 6313.030 | 6339.391 | 6365.546 |
| 2 | 98.503 | 99.000 | 99.166 | 99.249 | 99.299 | 99.333 | 99.356 | 99.374 | 99.388 | 99.399 | 99.416 | 99.433 | 99.449 | 99.459 | 99.466 | 99.474 | 99.482 | 99.491 | 99.499 |
| 3 | 34.116 | 30.817 | 29.457 | 28.710 | 28.237 | 27.911 | 27.672 | 27.489 | 27.345 | 27.229 | 27.052 | 26.872 | 26.690 | 26.579 | 26.505 | 26.411 | 26.316 | 26.221 | 26.126 |
| 4 | 21.198 | 18.000 | 16.694 | 15.977 | 15.522 | 15.207 | 14.976 | 14.799 | 14.659 | 14.546 | 14.374 | 14.198 | 14.020 | 13.911 | 13.838 | 13.745 | 13.652 | 13.558 | 13.464 |
| 5 | 16.258 | 13.274 | 12.060 | 11.392 | 10.967 | 10.672 | 10.456 | 10.289 | 10.158 | 10.051 | 9.888 | 9.722 | 9.553 | 9.449 | 9.379 | 9.291 | 9.202 | 9.112 | 9.022 |
| 6 | 13.745 | 10.925 | 9.780 | 9.148 | 8.746 | 8.466 | 8.260 | 8.102 | 7.976 | 7.874 | 7.718 | 7.559 | 7.396 | 7.296 | 7.229 | 7.143 | 7.057 | 6.969 | 6.881 |
| 7 | 12.246 | 9.547 | 8.451 | 7.847 | 7.460 | 7.191 | 6.993 | 6.840 | 6.719 | 6.620 | 6.469 | 6.314 | 6.155 | 6.058 | 5.992 | 5.908 | 5.824 | 5.737 | 5.651 |
| 8 | 11.259 | 8.649 | 7.591 | 7.006 | 6.632 | 6.371 | 6.178 | 6.029 | 5.911 | 5.814 | 5.667 | 5.515 | 5.359 | 5.263 | 5.198 | 5.116 | 5.032 | 4.946 | 4.860 |
| 9 | 10.561 | 8.022 | 6.992 | 6.422 | 6.057 | 5.802 | 5.613 | 5.467 | 5.351 | 5.257 | 5.111 | 4.962 | 4.808 | 4.713 | 4.649 | 4.567 | 4.483 | 4.398 | 4.312 |
| 10 | 10.044 | 7.559 | 6.552 | 5.994 | 5.636 | 5.386 | 5.200 | 5.057 | 4.942 | 4.849 | 4.706 | 4.558 | 4.405 | 4.311 | 4.247 | 4.165 | 4.082 | 3.996 | 3.910 |
| 11 | 9.646 | 7.206 | 6.217 | 5.668 | 5.316 | 5.069 | 4.886 | 4.744 | 4.632 | 4.539 | 4.397 | 4.251 | 4.099 | 4.005 | 3.941 | 3.860 | 3.776 | 3.690 | 3.604 |
| 12 | 9.330 | 6.927 | 5.953 | 5.412 | 5.064 | 4.821 | 4.640 | 4.499 | 4.388 | 4.296 | 4.155 | 4.010 | 3.858 | 3.765 | 3.701 | 3.619 | 3.535 | 3.449 | 3.362 |
| 13 | 9.074 | 6.701 | 5.739 | 5.205 | 4.862 | 4.620 | 4.441 | 4.302 | 4.191 | 4.100 | 3.960 | 3.815 | 3.665 | 3.571 | 3.507 | 3.425 | 3.341 | 3.255 | 3.166 |
| 14 | 8.862 | 6.515 | 5.564 | 5.035 | 4.695 | 4.456 | 4.278 | 4.140 | 4.030 | 3.939 | 3.800 | 3.656 | 3.505 | 3.412 | 3.348 | 3.266 | 3.181 | 3.094 | 3.005 |
| 15 | 8.683 | 6.359 | 5.417 | 4.893 | 4.556 | 4.318 | 4.142 | 4.004 | 3.895 | 3.805 | 3.666 | 3.522 | 3.372 | 3.278 | 3.214 | 3.132 | 3.047 | 2.959 | 2.870 |
| 16 | 8.531 | 6.226 | 5.292 | 4.773 | 4.437 | 4.202 | 4.026 | 3.890 | 3.780 | 3.691 | 3.553 | 3.409 | 3.259 | 3.165 | 3.101 | 3.018 | 2.933 | 2.845 | 2.754 |
| 17 | 8.400 | 6.112 | 5.185 | 4.669 | 4.336 | 4.102 | 3.927 | 3.791 | 3.682 | 3.593 | 3.455 | 3.312 | 3.162 | 3.068 | 3.003 | 2.920 | 2.835 | 2.746 | 2.654 |
| 18 | 8.285 | 6.013 | 5.092 | 4.579 | 4.248 | 4.015 | 3.841 | 3.705 | 3.597 | 3.508 | 3.371 | 3.227 | 3.077 | 2.983 | 2.919 | 2.835 | 2.749 | 2.660 | 2.567 |
| 19 | 8.185 | 5.926 | 5.010 | 4.500 | 4.171 | 3.939 | 3.765 | 3.631 | 3.523 | 3.434 | 3.297 | 3.153 | 3.003 | 2.909 | 2.844 | 2.761 | 2.674 | 2.584 | 2.490 |
| 20 | 8.096 | 5.849 | 4.938 | 4.431 | 4.103 | 3.871 | 3.699 | 3.564 | 3.457 | 3.368 | 3.231 | 3.088 | 2.938 | 2.843 | 2.778 | 2.695 | 2.608 | 2.517 | 2.422 |
| 21 | 8.017 | 5.780 | 4.874 | 4.369 | 4.042 | 3.812 | 3.640 | 3.506 | 3.398 | 3.310 | 3.173 | 3.030 | 2.880 | 2.785 | 2.720 | 2.636 | 2.548 | 2.457 | 2.361 |
| 22 | 7.945 | 5.719 | 4.817 | 4.313 | 3.988 | 3.758 | 3.587 | 3.453 | 3.346 | 3.258 | 3.121 | 2.978 | 2.827 | 2.733 | 2.667 | 2.583 | 2.495 | 2.403 | 2.307 |
| 23 | 7.881 | 5.664 | 4.765 | 4.264 | 3.939 | 3.710 | 3.539 | 3.406 | 3.299 | 3.211 | 3.074 | 2.931 | 2.781 | 2.686 | 2.620 | 2.535 | 2.447 | 2.354 | 2.257 |
| 24 | 7.823 | 5.614 | 4.718 | 4.218 | 3.895 | 3.667 | 3.496 | 3.363 | 3.256 | 3.168 | 3.032 | 2.889 | 2.738 | 2.643 | 2.577 | 2.492 | 2.403 | 2.310 | 2.212 |
| 25 | 7.770 | 5.568 | 4.675 | 4.177 | 3.855 | 3.627 | 3.457 | 3.324 | 3.217 | 3.129 | 2.993 | 2.850 | 2.699 | 2.604 | 2.538 | 2.453 | 2.364 | 2.270 | 2.171 |
| 26 | 7.721 | 5.526 | 4.637 | 4.140 | 3.818 | 3.591 | 3.421 | 3.288 | 3.182 | 3.094 | 2.958 | 2.815 | 2.664 | 2.569 | 2.503 | 2.417 | 2.327 | 2.233 | 2.133 |
| 27 | 7.677 | 5.488 | 4.601 | 4.106 | 3.785 | 3.558 | 3.388 | 3.256 | 3.149 | 3.062 | 2.926 | 2.783 | 2.632 | 2.536 | 2.470 | 2.384 | 2.294 | 2.198 | 2.098 |
| 28 | 7.636 | 5.453 | 4.568 | 4.074 | 3.754 | 3.528 | 3.358 | 3.226 | 3.120 | 3.032 | 2.896 | 2.753 | 2.602 | 2.506 | 2.440 | 2.354 | 2.263 | 2.167 | 2.065 |
| 29 | 7.598 | 5.420 | 4.538 | 4.045 | 3.725 | 3.499 | 3.330 | 3.198 | 3.092 | 3.005 | 2.868 | 2.726 | 2.574 | 2.478 | 2.412 | 2.325 | 2.234 | 2.138 | 2.035 |
| 30 | 7.562 | 5.390 | 4.510 | 4.018 | 3.699 | 3.473 | 3.304 | 3.173 | 3.067 | 2.979 | 2.843 | 2.700 | 2.549 | 2.453 | 2.386 | 2.299 | 2.208 | 2.111 | 2.008 |
| 35 | 7.419 | 5.268 | 4.396 | 3.908 | 3.592 | 3.368 | 3.200 | 3.069 | 2.963 | 2.876 | 2.740 | 2.597 | 2.445 | 2.348 | 2.281 | 2.193 | 2.099 | 2.000 | 1.892 |
| 40 | 7.314 | 5.179 | 4.313 | 3.828 | 3.514 | 3.291 | 3.124 | 2.993 | 2.888 | 2.801 | 2.665 | 2.522 | 2.369 | 2.271 | 2.203 | 2.114 | 2.019 | 1.917 | 1.806 |
| 50 | 7.171 | 5.057 | 4.199 | 3.720 | 3.408 | 3.186 | 3.020 | 2.890 | 2.785 | 2.698 | 2.562 | 2.419 | 2.265 | 2.167 | 2.098 | 2.007 | 1.909 | 1.803 | 1.685 |
| 60 | 7.077 | 4.977 | 4.126 | 3.649 | 3.339 | 3.119 | 2.953 | 2.823 | 2.718 | 2.632 | 2.496 | 2.352 | 2.198 | 2.098 | 2.028 | 1.936 | 1.836 | 1.726 | 1.602 |
| 80 | 6.963 | 4.881 | 4.036 | 3.563 | 3.255 | 3.036 | 2.871 | 2.742 | 2.637 | 2.551 | 2.415 | 2.271 | 2.115 | 2.015 | 1.944 | 1.849 | 1.746 | 1.630 | 1.496 |
| 100 | 6.895 | 4.824 | 3.984 | 3.513 | 3.206 | 2.988 | 2.823 | 2.694 | 2.590 | 2.503 | 2.368 | 2.223 | 2.067 | 1.965 | 1.893 | 1.797 | 1.692 | 1.572 | 1.429 |
| 120 | 6.851 | 4.787 | 3.949 | 3.480 | 3.174 | 2.956 | 2.792 | 2.663 | 2.559 | 2.472 | 2.336 | 2.192 | 2.035 | 1.932 | 1.860 | 1.763 | 1.656 | 1.533 | 1.383 |
| ∞ | 6.637 | 4.607 | 3.784 | 3.321 | 3.019 | 2.804 | 2.641 | 2.513 | 2.409 | 2.323 | 2.187 | 2.040 | 1.880 | 1.774 | 1.698 | 1.594 | 1.475 | 1.327 | 1.048 |
P(F ≤ f, ν₁, ν₂) for f from 0.0 to 15.9
| f | .0 | .1 | .2 | .3 | .4 | .5 | .6 | .7 | .8 | .9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0.0000 | 0.0409 | 0.1049 | 0.1750 | 0.2455 | 0.3135 | 0.3775 | 0.4370 | 0.4916 | 0.5415 |
| 1.0 | 0.5867 | 0.6277 | 0.6647 | 0.6980 | 0.7280 | 0.7549 | 0.7791 | 0.8009 | 0.8204 | 0.8379 |
| 2.0 | 0.8536 | 0.8677 | 0.8803 | 0.8917 | 0.9020 | 0.9112 | 0.9194 | 0.9269 | 0.9336 | 0.9397 |
| 3.0 | 0.9451 | 0.9501 | 0.9545 | 0.9586 | 0.9622 | 0.9655 | 0.9685 | 0.9712 | 0.9737 | 0.9759 |
| 4.0 | 0.9779 | 0.9798 | 0.9814 | 0.9830 | 0.9844 | 0.9856 | 0.9868 | 0.9878 | 0.9888 | 0.9897 |
| 5.0 | 0.9905 | 0.9912 | 0.9919 | 0.9925 | 0.9931 | 0.9936 | 0.9941 | 0.9945 | 0.9949 | 0.9953 |
| 6.0 | 0.9956 | 0.9960 | 0.9963 | 0.9965 | 0.9968 | 0.9970 | 0.9972 | 0.9974 | 0.9976 | 0.9977 |
| 7.0 | 0.9979 | 0.9980 | 0.9982 | 0.9983 | 0.9984 | 0.9985 | 0.9986 | 0.9987 | 0.9988 | 0.9989 |
| 8.0 | 0.9989 | 0.9990 | 0.9991 | 0.9991 | 0.9992 | 0.9992 | 0.9993 | 0.9993 | 0.9994 | 0.9994 |
| 9.0 | 0.9994 | 0.9995 | 0.9995 | 0.9995 | 0.9996 | 0.9996 | 0.9996 | 0.9996 | 0.9997 | 0.9997 |
| 10.0 | 0.9997 | 0.9997 | 0.9997 | 0.9997 | 0.9998 | 0.9998 | 0.9998 | 0.9998 | 0.9998 | 0.9998 |
| 11.0 | 0.9998 | 0.9998 | 0.9998 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 |
| 12.0 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 |
| 13.0 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 0.9999 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 |
| 14.0 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 |
| 15.0 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 |
How to use these tables
F Distribution (Snedecor)
If X₁ ~ χ²(ν₁) and X₂ ~ χ²(ν₂) are independent, then F = (X₁/ν₁) / (X₂/ν₂) follows an F distribution with ν₁ and ν₂ degrees of freedom. Its density function is:
\( f(f;\nu_1,\nu_2) = \dfrac{\sqrt{\dfrac{(\nu_1 f)^{\nu_1}\,\nu_2^{\nu_2}}{(\nu_1 f+\nu_2)^{\nu_1+\nu_2}}}}{f\,B\!\left(\tfrac{\nu_1}{2},\tfrac{\nu_2}{2}\right)}, \quad f > 0 \)
The mean is ν₂/(ν₂ − 2) for ν₂ > 2. It has positive skew.
Critical values
The cell in row ν₂ and column ν₁ shows the quantile F such that P(F > f) = α. For an ANOVA at the 5% level with ν₁ = 3 groups and ν₂ = 20 residuals, look up the α = 0.05 table → F = 3.098.
- For equality-of-variances tests (two-sided), use α/2 in the table and reject if F > F(α/2) or F < 1/F(α/2).
- As ν₁ → ∞ and ν₂ → ∞, the F distribution tends to 1.