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Chi-Square Test for σ²

Overview

The chi-square test for variance tests whether the population variance equals a hypothesized value.

Test Statistic

\[ \chi^2 = \frac{(n-1)S^2}{\sigma_0^2} \sim \chi^2_{n-1} \text{ under } H_0 \]

Assumption

Requires the population to be Normal. This test is NOT robust to non-normality.