chi-square distribution
type: Concept
definition: The chi-square distribution is a distribution that results from the sums of squared standard normal variables. Even though the sums of normally distributed variables have a NORMAL DISTRIBUTION (with the shape of a BELL-SHAPED curve), the sums of their squares do not. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods; CHI-Square Distribution]
broader: statistical distributions

statistical distributions
type: Concept
narrower: chi-square distribution

methods
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: chi-square distribution