# @stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi

> Chi distribution.

Latest version **0.3.1** (published 2026-02-08) · Apache-2.0 license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi
pnpm add @stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi
yarn add @stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi
bun add @stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi
```

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Warnings: low downloads; no esm support; pre 1.0.

## Facts

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| Version | 0.3.1 |
| Published | 2026-02-08 |
| First published | 2021-06-15 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Node | >=0.10.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 |
| Unpacked size | 39.5 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 2 |
| Author | The Stdlib Authors |
| Maintainers | stdlib-bot, kgryte, planeshifter, rreusser |
| Keywords | stdlib, stdmath, standard, library, std, lib, statistics, stats, probability, prob, distribution, dist, chi, univariate, continuous |

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## Dependencies (13)

- [@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-cdf](https://npm.io/package/@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-cdf.md) ^0.3.1
- [@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-pdf](https://npm.io/package/@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-pdf.md) ^0.3.1
- [@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-ctor](https://npm.io/package/@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-ctor.md) ^0.2.3
- [@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-mean](https://npm.io/package/@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-mean.md) ^0.3.0
- [@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-mode](https://npm.io/package/@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-mode.md) ^0.3.1
- [@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-stdev](https://npm.io/package/@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-stdev.md) ^0.3.1
- [@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-logpdf](https://npm.io/package/@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-logpdf.md) ^0.3.1
- [@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-entropy](https://npm.io/package/@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-entropy.md) ^0.3.1
- [@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-kurtosis](https://npm.io/package/@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-kurtosis.md) ^0.3.1
- [@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-quantile](https://npm.io/package/@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-quantile.md) ^0.2.2
- [@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-skewness](https://npm.io/package/@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-skewness.md) ^0.3.0
- [@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-variance](https://npm.io/package/@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi-variance.md) ^0.3.1
- [@stdlib/utils-define-read-only-property](https://npm.io/package/@stdlib/utils-define-read-only-property.md) ^0.2.3

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## Recent versions

- 0.3.1 (latest) — 2026-02-08
- 0.3.0 — 2026-01-30
- 0.2.2 — 2024-07-28
- 0.2.1 — 2024-02-24
- 0.2.0 — 2024-02-14
- 0.1.0 — 2023-09-24
- 0.0.7 — 2022-07-08
- 0.0.6 — 2022-02-16
- 0.0.5 — 2021-08-22
- 0.0.4 — 2021-07-07
- 0.0.3 — 2021-06-27
- 0.0.2 — 2021-06-16
- 0.0.1 — 2021-06-15

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# Chi

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> Chi distribution.

<section class="installation">

## Installation

```bash
npm install @stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi
```

</section>

<section class="usage">

## Usage

```javascript
var chi = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi' );
```

#### chi

Chi distribution.

```javascript
var dist = chi;
// returns {...}
```

The namespace contains the following distribution functions:

<!-- <toc pattern="*+(cdf|pdf|mgf|quantile)*"> -->

<div class="namespace-toc">

-   <span class="signature">[`cdf( x, k )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/chi/cdf]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Chi distribution cumulative distribution function.</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`logpdf( x, k )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/chi/logpdf]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">evaluate the natural logarithm of the probability density function (PDF) for a chi distribution.</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`pdf( x, k )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/chi/pdf]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Chi distribution probability density function (PDF).</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`quantile( p, k )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/chi/quantile]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Chi distribution quantile function.</span>

</div>

<!-- </toc> -->

The namespace contains the following functions for calculating distribution properties:

<!-- <toc pattern="*+(entropy|kurtosis|mean|median|mode|skewness|stdev|variance)*"> -->

<div class="namespace-toc">

-   <span class="signature">[`entropy( k )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/chi/entropy]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Chi distribution differential entropy.</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`kurtosis( k )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/chi/kurtosis]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Chi distribution excess kurtosis.</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`mean( k )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/chi/mean]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Chi distribution expected value.</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`mode( k )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/chi/mode]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Chi distribution mode.</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`skewness( k )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/chi/skewness]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Chi distribution skewness.</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`stdev( k )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/chi/stdev]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Chi distribution standard deviation.</span>
-   <span class="signature">[`variance( k )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/chi/variance]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Chi distribution variance.</span>

</div>

<!-- </toc> -->

The namespace contains a constructor function for creating a [Chi][chi-distribution] distribution object.

<!-- <toc pattern="*ctor*"> -->

<div class="namespace-toc">

-   <span class="signature">[`Chi( [k] )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/chi/ctor]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">Chi distribution constructor.</span>

</div>

<!-- </toc> -->

```javascript
var Chi = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi' ).Chi;

var dist = new Chi( 4.0 );

var mu = dist.mean;
// returns ~1.88
```

</section>

<!-- /.usage -->

<section class="examples">

## Examples

<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->

```javascript
var chiRandomFactory = require( '@stdlib/random-base-chi' ).factory;
var filledarrayBy = require( '@stdlib/array-filled-by' );
var variance = require( '@stdlib/stats-strided-variance' );
var linspace = require( '@stdlib/array-base-linspace' );
var rayleigh = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-rayleigh' );
var absdiff = require( '@stdlib/math-base-utils-absolute-difference' );
var mean = require( '@stdlib/stats-strided-mean' );
var abs = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-abs' );
var max = require( '@stdlib/math-base-special-max' );
var chi = require( '@stdlib/stats-base-dists-chi' );

// Define the degrees of freedom parameter:
var k = 2;

// Generate an array of x values:
var x = linspace( 0, 10, 100 );

// Compute the PDF for each x:
var chiPDF = chi.pdf.factory( k );
var pdf = filledarrayBy( x.length, 'float64', chiPDF );

// Compute the CDF for each x:
var chiCDF = chi.cdf.factory( k );
var cdf = filledarrayBy( x.length, 'float64', chiCDF );

// Output the PDF and CDF values:
console.log( 'x values: ', x );
console.log( 'PDF values: ', pdf );
console.log( 'CDF values: ', cdf );

// Compute statistical properties:
var theoreticalMean = chi.mean( k );
var theoreticalVariance = chi.variance( k );
var theoreticalSkewness = chi.skewness( k );
var theoreticalKurtosis = chi.kurtosis( k );

console.log( 'Theoretical Mean: ', theoreticalMean );
console.log( 'Theoretical Variance: ', theoreticalVariance );
console.log( 'Skewness: ', theoreticalSkewness );
console.log( 'Kurtosis: ', theoreticalKurtosis );

// Generate random samples from the Chi distribution:
var rchi = chiRandomFactory( k );
var n = 1000;
var samples = filledarrayBy( n, 'float64', rchi );

// Compute sample mean and variance:
var sampleMean = mean( n, samples, 1 );
var sampleVariance = variance( n, 1, samples, 1 );

console.log( 'Sample Mean: ', sampleMean );
console.log( 'Sample Variance: ', sampleVariance );

// Compare sample statistics to theoretical values:
console.log( 'Difference in Mean: ', abs( theoreticalMean - sampleMean ) );
console.log( 'Difference in Variance: ', abs( theoreticalVariance - sampleVariance ) );

// Demonstrate the relationship with the Rayleigh distribution when k=2:
var rayleighPDF = rayleigh.pdf.factory( 1.0 );
var rayleighCDF = rayleigh.cdf.factory( 1.0 );

// Compute Rayleigh PDF and CDF for each x:
var rayleighPDFValues = filledarrayBy( x.length, 'float64', rayleighPDF );

var rayleighCDFValues = filledarrayBy( x.length, 'float64', rayleighCDF );

// Compare Chi and Rayleigh PDFs and CDFs:
var maxDiffPDF = 0.0;
var maxDiffCDF = 0.0;
var diffPDF;
var diffCDF;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
    diffPDF = absdiff( pdf[ i ], rayleighPDFValues[ i ] );
    maxDiffPDF = max( maxDiffPDF, diffPDF );
    diffCDF = absdiff( cdf[ i ], rayleighCDFValues[ i ] );
    maxDiffCDF = max( maxDiffCDF, diffCDF );
}
console.log( 'Maximum difference between Chi(k=2) PDF and Rayleigh PDF: ', maxDiffPDF );
console.log( 'Maximum difference between Chi(k=2) CDF and Rayleigh CDF: ', maxDiffCDF );
```

</section>

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