chi distribution

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:organization
gptkbp:application gptkb:estimation_theory
gptkb:signal_processing
hypothesis testing
gptkbp:cumulativeDistributionFunction P(x;k) = gamma(k/2, x^2/2) / Gamma(k/2)
gptkbp:firstAppearance early 20th century
gptkbp:hasSpecialCase gptkb:generalized_gamma_distribution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label chi distribution
gptkbp:kurtosis 2(1 - (mean)^2/k)
gptkbp:meaning sqrt(2) * Gamma((k+1)/2) / Gamma(k/2)
gptkbp:mode sqrt(k-1) if k >= 1
gptkbp:namedAfter Greek letter chi
gptkbp:parameter degrees of freedom
gptkbp:pdf (1/2^{k/2-1} Gamma(k/2)) x^{k-1} e^{-x^2/2}
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:normal_distribution
gptkb:chi-squared_distribution
gptkbp:skewness (2^{3/2} Gamma((k+1)/2) / Gamma(k/2)) * (1 - (mean)^2/k)
gptkbp:supports x > 0
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:probability_theory
statistics
gptkbp:variant k - (mean)^2
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rayleigh_distribution
gptkb:Nakagami_distribution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7