Noncentral chi distribution
| Noncentral chi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters |  degrees of freedom | ||
| Support | |||
| CDF | with Marcum Q-function | ||
| Mean | |||
| Variance | , where is the mean | ||
In probability theory and statistics, the noncentral chi distribution is a noncentral generalization of the chi distribution. It is also known as the generalized Rayleigh distribution.