CHISQ.DIST DAX Function (Statistical)

Returns the chi-squared distribution. The chi-squared distribution is commonly used to study variation in the percentage of something across samples, such as the fraction of the day people spend watching television.

Syntax

CHISQ.DIST ( <X>, <Deg_freedom>, <Cumulative> )
Parameter Attributes Description
X

The value at which you want to evaluate the distribution.

Deg_freedom

The number of degrees of freedom.

Cumulative

A logical value that determines the form of the function. If cumulative is TRUE, CHISQ.DIST returns the cumulative distribution function; if FALSE, it returns the probability density function.

Return values

Scalar A single decimal value.

Returns the chi-squared distribution.

Remarks

Deg_freedom must be between 1 and 10^10. If Deg_freedom is not an integer, CHISQ.DIST rounds it to the nearest integer. For example, 2.4 becomes 2 and 2.5 becomes 3.

If Cumulative is FALSE, 0, or BLANK, CHISQ.DIST returns the probability density function. Any other value of Cumulative returns the cumulative distribution function.

If X is BLANK, the result depends on Cumulative. The cumulative distribution function returns BLANK. The probability density function uses 0 as the value of X. For example, CHISQ.DIST ( BLANK (), 2, FALSE ) returns 0.5.

A text argument that can be converted to a number is converted. CHISQ.DIST returns an error in these cases:

  • X is negative.
  • Deg_freedom is less than 1 after rounding, or greater than 10^10.
  • Deg_freedom is BLANK.
  • An argument is text that cannot be converted to a number.
  • Cumulative is FALSE, X is 0, and Deg_freedom is 1. The density is infinite at this point.
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Examples

--  Given the degrees of freedom, CHISQ.DIST returns the value
--  of the probability density function using the chi-square
--  distribution, or the cumulative distribution depending on the
--  third argument.
--
--      CHISQ.DIST ( [Value], DegFreedom, Cumulative )
--
--  The .INV functions provide the inverse calculation
--  The .RT functions return the right tail of the chi-square, they
--  do not need the Cumulative argument, which is always TRUE
--  CHISQ.DIST.RT = (1 - CHISQ.DIST)
--
--  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi-square_distribution
DEFINE
    VAR Vals            = GENERATESERIES ( 0, 10, 0.28 )
    VAR DegFreedom      = 5
    VAR CumulativeTrue  = TRUE   -- Cumulative distribution function
    VAR CumulativeFalse = FALSE  -- Probability density function
EVALUATE
ADDCOLUMNS ( 
    Vals, 
    "ChiSquare Dist",            -- Probability density function
        FORMAT ( 
            CHISQ.DIST ( [Value], DegFreedom, CumulativeFalse ),
            "#,0.0####"
        ),
    "ChiSquare Dist Cumulative", -- Cumulative distribution function
        FORMAT ( 
            CHISQ.DIST ( [Value], DegFreedom, CumulativeTrue ),
            "#,0.0####"
        ),
    "ChiSquare Inv Cumulative",
        CHISQ.INV (  
            CHISQ.DIST ( [Value], DegFreedom, CumulativeTrue ),
            DegFreedom
        ),
    "ChiSquare Dist RT", 
        FORMAT ( 
            CHISQ.DIST.RT ( [Value], DegFreedom ),
            "#,0.0####"
        ),
    "ChiSquare RT Inv",
        CHISQ.INV.RT (  
            CHISQ.DIST.RT ( [Value], DegFreedom ),
            DegFreedom
        )
    )
Value ChiSquare Dist ChiSquare Dist Cumulative ChiSquare Inv Cumulative ChiSquare Dist RT ChiSquare RT Inv
0.00 0.0 0.0 0.00 1.0 0.00
0.28 0.01713 0.002 0.28 0.998 0.28
0.56 0.04212 0.01024 0.56 0.98976 0.56
0.84 0.06727 0.02559 0.84 0.97441 0.84
1.12 0.09003 0.04768 1.12 0.95232 1.12
1.40 0.10939 0.07569 1.40 0.92431 1.40
1.68 0.12501 0.10859 1.68 0.89141 1.68
1.96 0.13695 0.14535 1.96 0.85465 1.96
2.24 0.14546 0.18496 2.24 0.81504 2.24
2.52 0.1509 0.22652 2.52 0.77348 2.52
2.80 0.15364 0.26921 2.80 0.73079 2.80
3.08 0.1541 0.31235 3.08 0.68765 3.08
3.36 0.15265 0.35533 3.36 0.64467 3.36
3.64 0.14963 0.39768 3.64 0.60232 3.64
3.92 0.14538 0.43901 3.92 0.56099 3.92
4.20 0.14017 0.47901 4.20 0.52099 4.20
4.48 0.13424 0.51744 4.48 0.48256 4.48
4.76 0.12781 0.55413 4.76 0.44587 4.76
5.04 0.12106 0.58898 5.04 0.41102 5.04
5.32 0.11414 0.62191 5.32 0.37809 5.32
5.60 0.10716 0.65289 5.60 0.34711 5.60
5.88 0.10024 0.68193 5.88 0.31807 5.88
6.16 0.09344 0.70904 6.16 0.29096 6.16
6.44 0.08683 0.73427 6.44 0.26573 6.44
6.72 0.08047 0.75769 6.72 0.24231 6.72
7.00 0.07437 0.77936 7.00 0.22064 7.00
7.28 0.06857 0.79936 7.28 0.20064 7.28
7.56 0.06309 0.81779 7.56 0.18221 7.56
7.84 0.05792 0.83472 7.84 0.16528 7.84
8.12 0.05307 0.85025 8.12 0.14975 8.12
8.40 0.04855 0.86447 8.40 0.13553 8.40
8.68 0.04433 0.87747 8.68 0.12253 8.68
8.96 0.04042 0.88933 8.96 0.11067 8.96
9.24 0.0368 0.90013 9.24 0.09987 9.24
9.52 0.03346 0.90996 9.52 0.09004 9.52
9.80 0.03038 0.9189 9.80 0.0811 9.80

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Last update: Oct 28, 2026   » Contribute   » Show contributors

Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo

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