Re: F with fractional df's?

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From: John J. Wiorkowski
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1993 14:16

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     The F distribution is a derivative form of the Beta distribution and the
Chi-square distribution is a derivative form of the gamma distribution.  Since
the Beta and Gamma are well defined for "fractional" parameters, so are the F
and Chi-Square.

                                     John J. Wiorkowski
                                     Professor of Statistics
                                     University of Texas at Dallas

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