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CHISQ.TEST function: Description, Usage, Syntax, Examples and Explanation

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What is CHISQ.TEST function in Excel?

CHISQ.TEST function is one of Statistical functions in Microsoft Excel that returns the test for independence. CHISQ.TEST returns the value from the chi-squared (χ2) distribution for the statistic and the appropriate degrees of freedom. You can use χ2 tests to determine whether hypothesized results are verified by an experiment.

Syntax of CHISQ.TEST function

CHISQ.TEST(actual_range,expected_range)

The CHISQ.TEST function syntax has the following arguments:

  • Actual_range     Required. The range of data that contains observations to test against expected values.
  • Expected_range     Required. The range of data that contains the ratio of the product of row totals and column totals to the grand total.

CHISQ.TEST formula explanation

  • If actual_range and expected_range have a different number of data points, CHISQ.TEST returns the #N/A error value.
  • The χ2 test first calculates a χ2 statistic using the formula:Equationwhere:

    Aij = actual frequency in the i-th row, j-th column

    Eij = expected frequency in the i-th row, j-th column

    r = number or rows

    c = number of columns

  • A low value of χ2 is an indicator of independence. As can be seen from the formula, χ2 is always positive or 0, and is 0 only if Aij = Eij for every i,j.
  • CHISQ.TEST returns the probability that a value of the χ2 statistic at least as high as the value calculated by the above formula could have happened by chance under the assumption of independence. In computing this probability, CHISQ.TEST uses the χ2 distribution with an appropriate number of degrees of freedom, df. If r > 1 and c > 1, then df = (r – 1)(c – 1). If r = 1 and c > 1, then df = c – 1 or if r > 1 and c = 1, then df = r – 1. r = c= 1 is not allowed and #N/A is returned.
  • Use of CHISQ.TEST is most appropriate when Eij’s are not too small. Some statisticians suggest that each Eij should be greater than or equal to 5.

Example of CHISQ.TEST function

Steps to follow:

1. Open a new Excel worksheet.

2. Copy data in the following table below and paste it in cell A1

Note: For formulas to show results, select them, press F2 key on your keyboard and then press Enter.

You can adjust the column widths to see all the data, if need be.

Men (Actual) Women (Actual) Description
58 35 Agree
11 25 Neutral
10 23 Disagree
Men (Expected) Women (Expected) Description
45.35 47.65 Agree
17.56 18.44 Neutral
16.09 16.91 Disagree
Formula Description Result
=CHISQ.TEST(A2:B4,A6:B8) The χ2 statistic for the data above is 16.16957 with 2 degrees of freedom 0.0003082

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