Psychology A-Level
Chi-square test
What Chi-square test means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Chi-square test
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Reference: OCR
A statistical test whose degrees of freedom are calculated to determine the correct critical value, with the calculated value needing to equal or exceed it for significance.
Topics that use Chi-square test
- D.2 – algebra (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- degrees of freedom
- levels of significance
- mathematical symbols
- reporting conventions
- Statistical calculations
- Substitution into formulae
- algebraic rearrangement
- Units and physical quantities
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