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Definition of Chi-square test
1. Noun. (mathematics) any statistical hypothesis test in which the test statistic has a chi-square distribution if the null hypothesis is true ¹
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Medical Definition of Chi-square test
1. A statistical method of assessing the significance of a difference, as when the data from two or more samples is represented by a discrete number such as the numbers of females and males attending each of two colleges. Synonym: x2 test. (05 Mar 2000)