# #StackBounty: #probability #distributions #confidence-interval #chi-squared Difference – Probability-To-Exceed (PTE) and \$chi^2\$ distr…

### Bounty: 50

I would like to understand the difference between the $$chi^{2}$$ distribution and the Probability-To-Exceed ?

I have to compare 2 data sets A and B and in the article I am reading, they talk about this PTE :

I only know the $$chi^{2}$$ distribution with $$k=2$$ degrees of freedom :

$$f(Deltachi^{2})=dfrac{1}{2},e^{-dfrac{Deltachi^{2}}{2}}quad(1)$$

and the relation with confidence level :

$$1-CL={largeint}{Deltachi^{2}{CL}}^{+infty},dfrac{1}{2},e^{-dfrac{Deltachi^{2}}{2}},d,chi^{2}=e^{-dfrac{Deltachi_{CL}^{2}}{2}}quad(2)$$

I don’t know how to do the link with the text above.

In the article, they make appear the integral of gaussian whereas in $$(2)$$, I can only make appear a simple integration of exponential (I mean, there is no “$$text{erf}$$” function appearing unlike into the article).

If someone could tell me the difference between $$chi^{2}$$ distribution and $$P_{chi^2}$$ (PTE) ?

UPDATE 1: the context is about astrophysics where I have to compare the consistency of 2 data sets (cosmological parameters) . The method is described below :

Could anyone tell me what’s the definition of this Probability-To-Exceed and how to determine it ?

Is it a cumulative function ? How to get the integral of a gaussian in this case (since erf appears) ?

Any help is welcome, regards

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