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MS Excel: How to use the CHITEST Function (WS)

This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel CHITEST function with syntax and examples.

Description

The Microsoft Excel CHITEST function returns the value from the chi-squared distribution.

The CHITEST function is a built-in function in Excel that is categorized as a Statistical Function. It can be used as a worksheet function (WS) in Excel. As a worksheet function, the CHITEST function can be entered as part of a formula in a cell of a worksheet.

Syntax

The syntax for the CHITEST function in Microsoft Excel is:

CHITEST( actual, expected )

Parameters or Arguments

actual
The actual range of data to test against.
expected
The range of data that contains the ratio of the product of row totals and column totals to the grand total.

Returns

The CHITEST function returns a numeric value.
If actual and expected have a different number of data points, the CHITEST function will return the #N/A error.

Applies To

  • Excel for Office 365, Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003

Type of Function

  • Worksheet function (WS)

Example (as Worksheet Function)

Let's look at some Excel CHITEST function examples and explore how to use the CHITEST function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

Microsoft Excel

Based on the Excel spreadsheet above, the following CHITEST examples would return:

=CHITEST(A3:B4,E3:F4)
Result: 0.015270358