Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chi-square

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: chi-square
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A test statistic used in the chi-square test.

noun

A journalism educator or researcher focusing on statistical methods and quantitative measurement.

Inflected Forms

chi-squares (plural)

Phrases

chi-square distribution chi-square test

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does chi-square mean?: A test statistic used in the chi-square test.

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