χ2 Distribution table

Description: This table provides the quantiles (percentiles) corresponding to the given probabilities
(areas) listed at the top.

To get quantiles (percentiles):

1. Use the correct row at the top of the table based on whether you are doing a:

(1) one sided (directional) test, or

(2) two sided (non-directional) test.

2. Use your value of α and go down the column until you get to the row for your degrees of freedom.

For example, you want to find the quantile corresponding to α = 0.05 using d.f. = 3.
You are doing a two sided (non-directional) test.
Use the second row at the top of the table (the one labeled two sided probabilities).
Go across until you see 0.05. then go down until you intersect the row labeled 7. You
should see 7.815.

To get approximate p-values (to bracket p-values):

1. Find the correct row for the degrees of freedom you are using.
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2. Go across until you find the two numbers that bracket your number (χ2 ).

3. Now go to the top and read off the two probablities that correspond with the columns of the
two numbers that bracket your number.

Your p-value is between these two probabilities.

Note: If your number is larger or smaller than the biggest or smallest number in your row,
you can’t bracket your p-value. You can only do p < or p > the probability at the top of
the table.
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For example, you calculate χ2 = 8.34 with d.f. = 2 and you want to bracket your
p−value. You are doing a two sided test (this is obvious since d.f. > 1).
Go into the row for d.f. = 2 and move across.
You find that 8.34 is between 7.824 and 9.210.
Move to the top of the table and consult the row for Two sided probabilities. You find
0.02 and 0.01. So you can write:
0.01 < p < 0.02.
In other words, your p-value is between 0.05 and 0.10.

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χ2 Distribution table 2

Table 5. χ2 -distribution table.

One sided probabilities 0.1 0.05 0.025 0.01 0.005 0.0025 0.0005 0.00025 0.00005
(Only possible if d.f. = 1)
Two sided probabilities 0.2 0.1 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.005 0.001 0.0005 0.0001
df
1 1.642 2.706 3.841 5.412 6.635 7.879 10.828 12.116 15.137
2 3.219 4.605 5.991 7.824 9.210 10.597 13.816 15.202 18.421
3 4.642 6.251 7.815 9.837 11.345 12.838 16.266 17.730 21.108
4 5.989 7.779 9.488 11.668 13.277 14.860 18.467 19.997 23.513
5 7.289 9.236 11.070 13.388 15.086 16.750 20.515 22.105 25.745
6 8.558 10.645 12.592 15.033 16.812 18.548 22.458 24.103 27.856
7 9.803 12.017 14.067 16.622 18.475 20.278 24.322 26.018 29.878
8 11.030 13.362 15.507 18.168 20.090 21.955 26.124 27.868 31.828
9 12.242 14.684 16.919 19.679 21.666 23.589 27.877 29.666 33.720
10 13.442 15.987 18.307 21.161 23.209 25.188 29.588 31.420 35.564
11 14.631 17.275 19.675 22.618 24.725 26.757 31.264 33.137 37.367
12 15.812 18.549 21.026 24.054 26.217 28.300 32.909 34.821 39.134
13 16.985 19.812 22.362 25.472 27.688 29.819 34.528 36.478 40.871
14 18.151 21.064 23.685 26.873 29.141 31.319 36.123 38.109 42.579
15 19.311 22.307 24.996 28.259 30.578 32.801 37.697 39.719 44.263
16 20.465 23.542 26.296 29.633 32.000 34.267 39.252 41.308 45.925
17 21.615 24.769 27.587 30.995 33.409 35.718 40.790 42.879 47.566
18 22.760 25.989 28.869 32.346 34.805 37.156 42.312 44.434 49.189
19 23.900 27.204 30.144 33.687 36.191 38.582 43.820 45.973 50.795
20 25.038 28.412 31.410 35.020 37.566 39.997 45.315 47.498 52.386
21 26.171 29.615 32.671 36.343 38.932 41.401 46.797 49.011 53.962
22 27.301 30.813 33.924 37.659 40.289 42.796 48.268 50.511 55.525
23 28.429 32.007 35.172 38.968 41.638 44.181 49.728 52.000 57.075
24 29.553 33.196 36.415 40.270 42.980 45.559 51.179 53.479 58.613
25 30.675 34.382 37.652 41.566 44.314 46.928 52.620 54.947 60.140
26 31.795 35.563 38.885 42.856 45.642 48.290 54.052 56.407 61.657
27 32.912 36.741 40.113 44.140 46.963 49.645 55.476 57.858 63.164
28 34.027 37.916 41.337 45.419 48.278 50.993 56.892 59.300 64.662
29 35.139 39.087 42.557 46.693 49.588 52.336 58.301 60.735 66.152
30 36.250 40.256 43.773 47.962 50.892 53.672 59.703 62.162 67.633
31 37.359 41.422 44.985 49.226 52.191 55.003 61.098 63.582 69.106
32 38.466 42.585 46.194 50.487 53.486 56.328 62.487 64.995 70.571
33 39.572 43.745 47.400 51.743 54.776 57.648 63.870 66.403 72.030
34 40.676 44.903 48.602 52.995 56.061 58.964 65.247 67.803 73.481
35 41.778 46.059 49.802 54.244 57.342 60.275 66.619 69.199 74.926
40 47.269 51.805 55.758 60.436 63.691 66.766 73.402 76.095 82.062
45 52.729 57.505 61.656 66.555 69.957 73.166 80.077 82.876 89.070
50 58.164 63.167 67.505 72.613 76.154 79.490 86.661 89.561 95.969

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