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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn {Function File} {} chisquare_pdf (@var{x}, @var{n})
## For each element of @var{x}, compute the probability density function
## (PDF) at @var{x} of the chisquare distribution with @var{k} degrees
## of freedom.
## @end deftypefn

## Author: TT <Teresa.Twaroch@ci.tuwien.ac.at>
## Description: PDF of the chi-sqaure distribution

function pdf = chisquare_pdf (x, n)

  if (nargin != 2)
    usage ("chisquare_pdf (x, n)");
  endif

  if (!isscalar (n))
    [retval, x, n] = common_size (x, n);
    if (retval > 0)
      error ("chisquare_pdf: x and n must be of common size or scalar");
    endif
  endif

  pdf = gamma_pdf (x, n / 2, 1 / 2);

endfunction