Degrees of Freedom Formula

It is the number of values that remain during the final calculation of a statistic that is expected to vary. In simple terms, these are the date used in a calculation. The degrees of freedom can be calculated to help ensure the statistical validity of chi-square tests, t-tests, and even the more advanced f-tests. Degrees of freedom is commonly abbreviated as ‘df’. Below mentioned is a list of degree of freedom formulas. The number of degrees of freedom refers to the number of independent observations in a sample minus the number of population parameters that must be estimated from sample data.

Formulas to Calculate Degrees of Freedom

• One Sample T Test Formula

\[\LARGE DF=n-1\]

• Two Sample T Test Formula

\[\LARGE DF=n_{1}+n_{2}-2\]

• Simple Linear Regression Formula

\[\LARGE DF=n-2\]

• Chi Square Goodness of Fit Test Formula

\[\LARGE DF=k-1\]

• Chi Square Test for Homogeneity Formula

\[\LARGE DF=(r-1)(c-1)\]

Solved Examples

Question 1: Find the degree of freedom for given sequence: x = 2, 8, 3, 6, 4, 2, 9, 5

Solution:

Given n= 8

Therefore,

DF = n-1

DF = 8-1

DF = 7

Question 2: Find the degree of freedom for a given sequence:

x = 12, 17, 19, 15, 25, 26 y = 18, 21, 32, 43

Solution:

Given: n₁ = 6 n₂ = 4

Here, there are 2 sequences, so we need to apply DF = n_{1 +} n₂ – 2

DF = 6 + 4 -2

DF = 8