Greek alphabet cheat sheet

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LetterNameLaTeXSound (ancient · modern)Usual meaning
ΑαAlpha\alpha[a] · [a]Significance level (α) and Type I error.
ΒβBeta\beta[b] · [v]Regression coefficients (β).
ΓγGamma\gamma \Gamma[g] · [ɣ]Used in models/estimation with Gamma/Exponential families.
ΔδDelta\delta \Delta[d] · [ð]Difference of means/effects: Δ.
ΕεEpsilon\varepsilon[e] · [e]Error/residual (ε) in regression.
ΖζZeta\zeta[dz] · [z]Riemann zeta function ζ(s).
ΗηEta\eta[ɛː] · [i]Effect size: η² (ANOVA).
ΘθTheta\theta \Theta[tʰ] · [θ]Model parameter to be estimated (θ).
ΙιIota\iota[i] · [i]Rare notation today; may indicate inclusion/index.
ΚκKappa\kappa[k] · [k]Cohen's Kappa (agreement measure).
ΛλLambda\lambda \Lambda[l] · [l]Rate/regularization parameter (λ).
ΜμMu\mu[m] · [m]Population mean (μ).
ΝνNu\nu[n] · [n]Degrees of freedom (ν).
ΞξXi\xi \Xi[ks] · [ks]Sometimes used for latent observations/noise.
ΟοOmicrono[o] · [o]Notation: o_p(1), O_p(·) in asymptotic theory.
ΠπPi\pi \Pi[p] · [p]May denote proportion/probability (π).
ΡρRho\rho[r] · [r]Population correlation (ρ).
ΣσςSigma\sigma \Sigma[s] · [s]Population standard deviation (σ).
ΤτTau\tau[t] · [t]Kendall's τ (rank correlation).
ΥυUpsilon\upsilon \Upsilon[u] · [i]Seldom used; sometimes in special functions.
ΦφPhi\varphi \Phi[pʰ] · [f]Φ(z): CDF of N(0,1) in tests and CIs.
ΧχChi\chi[kʰ] · [x]χ² tests (goodness-of-fit/independence).
ΨψPsi\psi \Psi[ps] · [ps]Digamma ψ in MLE of Gamma/Dirichlet.
ΩωOmega\omega \Omega[ɔː] · [o]Formal basis: (Ω, F, P).

greekalpha.bet · Note: notations vary between books/fields; these are the most common usages.