noncentral chi-square distribution


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noncentral chi-square distribution

[‚nän¦sen·trəl ¦kī ‚skwer ‚dis·trə′byü·shən]
(statistics)
The distribution of the sum of squares of independent normal random variables, each with unit variance and nonzero mean; used to determine the power function of the chi-square test.
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2] will be a noncentral chi-square distribution with 2 degrees of freedom.
Performance analysis of space-time coded MIMO system with discrete-rate adaptive modulation in Ricean fading channels
Results indicate a noncentral chi-square distribution for rows and columns of the GxE interaction matrix, which was also verified by the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Q-Q plot.
KEY WORDS / Genotype and Environment Contribution / GxE Interaction / Noncentral Chi-Square Distribution / Modified F Test /
To verify adhesion of the sum of squares of the simulated data to the noncentral chi-square distribution used of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test.
The sum of squares due to the effect of genotype divided by their respective degrees of freedom follows a noncentral chi-square distribution with noncentrality parameter [[theta].
Statistical test for genotype and environment contribution in the genotypes x environments interaction matrix/Prueba estadistica para la contribucion de los genotipos y ambientes en la matriz de la interaccion genotipo x ambiente/Teste estatistico para contribuicao de genotipos e ambientes na matriz de interacao genotipos x ambientes
has a noncentral chi-square distribution with v degrees of freedom and noncentrality parameter [lambda] = [[SIGMA].
1] has a noncentral chi-square distribution then the distribution of X = [square root of [X.
2] has an independent noncentral chi-square distribution with v degrees of freedom and noncentrality parameter [lambda], then
A survey of tables of probability distributions
The statistical power of the chi-square test is evaluated from the noncentral chi-square distribution (Broffitt and Randles, 1977; Guenther, 1977; Weir and Cockerham, 1978).
Tables of the noncentral chi-square distribution yield the power of the test as a function of the noncentrality parameter, the degrees of freedom and the significance level (see Haynam et al.
The detection of gametic disequilibrium between allozyme loci in natural populations of Drosophila
The distribution function of the test statistic V' is closely approximated by the chi-square distribution with 2TW degrees of freedom in the noise case and by the noncentral chi-square distribution with 2TW degrees of freedom and noncentrality parameter [lamda] = [2E.
Robertson, "Computation of the Noncentral Chi-Square Distribution," Bell System Tech.
Detection of covert message transmissions

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