(^) 0.100 0.050 0.020 0.010 0.001
DF
19 1.729 2.093 2.539 2.861 3.883
20 1.725 2.086 2.528 2.845 3.850
21 1.721 2.080 2.518 2.831 3.819
22 1.717 2.074 2.508 2.819 3.792
23 1.714 2.069 2.500 2.807 3.768
24 1.711 2.064 2.492 2.797 3.745
25 1.708 2.060 2.485 2.787 3.725
26 1.706 2.056 2.479 2.779 3.707
27 1.703 2.052 2.473 2. 771 3.690
28 1.701 2.048 2.467 2.763 3.674
29 1.699 2.045 2.462 2.756 3.659
30 1.697 2.042 2.457 2.750 3.646
31 1.696 2.040 2.453 2. 744 3.633
32 1.694 2.037 2.449 2.738 3.622
33 1.692 2.035 2.445 2.733 3.611
34 1.691 2.032 2.441 2.728 3.601
35 1.690 2.030 2.438 2.724 3.591
40 1.684 2.021 2.423 2.704 3.551
45 1.679 2.014 2.412 2.690 3.520
50 1.676 2.009 2.403 2.678 3.496
60 1.671 2.000 2.390 2.660 3.460
∞ 1.645 1.960 2.326 2.576 3.291
Source: The entries in this table were computed by the author.
Table 4: Critical value of U in the runs
test for testing randomness
*The two counts, n 1 and n 2 in the two
categories of the binary variable should
be ≤20.
To determine the LOWER critical
value of U we enter the table with n 1
and n 2 , if the observed value of U is ≤
the lower of the two values shown in
the body of the table U is significant at
the 0.05 level.
To determine the UPPER critical value
of U we enter the table with n 1 and n 2 ,
if the observed value of U is ≥ the
larger of the pair of values shown in
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