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# NAG Toolbox: nag_stat_prob_durbin_watson (g01ep)

## Purpose

nag_stat_prob_durbin_watson (g01ep) calculates upper and lower bounds for the significance of a Durbin–Watson statistic.

## Syntax

[pdl, pdu, ifail] = g01ep(n, ip, d)
[pdl, pdu, ifail] = nag_stat_prob_durbin_watson(n, ip, d)

## Description

Let r = (r1,r2,,rn)T $r={\left({r}_{1},{r}_{2},\dots ,{r}_{n}\right)}^{\mathrm{T}}$ be the residuals from a linear regression of y$y$ on p$p$ independent variables, including the mean, where the y$y$ values y1,y2,,yn${y}_{1},{y}_{2},\dots ,{y}_{n}$ can be considered as a time series. The Durbin–Watson test (see Durbin and Watson (1950), Durbin and Watson (1951) and Durbin and Watson (1971)) can be used to test for serial correlation in the error term in the regression.
The Durbin–Watson test statistic is:
 d = ( ∑ i = 1n − 1(ri + 1 − ri)2)/( ∑ i = 1nri2), $d=∑i=1 n-1 (ri+1-ri) 2 ∑i=1nri2 ,$
which can be written as
 d = (rTAr)/(rTr) , $d=rTAr rTr ,$
where the n$n$ by n$n$ matrix A$A$ is given by
A =
 [ 1 − 1 0 … : − 1 2 − 1 … : 0 − 1 2 … : : 0 − 1 … : : : : … : : : : … − 1 0 0 0 … 1 ]
$A=[ 1 -1 0 … : -1 2 -1 … : 0 -1 2 … : : 0 -1 … : : : : … : : : : … -1 0 0 0 … 1 ]$
with the nonzero eigenvalues of the matrix A$A$ being λj = (1cos(πj / n))${\lambda }_{j}=\left(1-\mathrm{cos}\left(\pi j/n\right)\right)$, for j = 1,2,,n1$\mathit{j}=1,2,\dots ,n-1$.
Durbin and Watson show that the exact distribution of d$d$ depends on the eigenvalues of a matrix HA$HA$, where H$H$ is the hat matrix of independent variables, i.e., the matrix such that the vector of fitted values, $\stackrel{^}{y}$, can be written as = Hy$\stackrel{^}{y}=Hy$. However, bounds on the distribution can be obtained, the lower bound being
 dl = ( ∑ i = 1n − pλiui2)/( ∑ i = 1n − pui2) $dl=∑i=1 n-pλiui2 ∑i=1 n-pui2$
and the upper bound being
 du = ( ∑ i = 1n − pλi − 1 + pui2)/( ∑ i = 1n − pui2), $du=∑i= 1 n-pλi- 1+pui2 ∑i= 1 n-pui2 ,$
where ui${u}_{i}$ are independent standard Normal variables.
Two algorithms are used to compute the lower tail (significance level) probabilities, pl${p}_{l}$ and pu${p}_{u}$, associated with dl${d}_{l}$ and du${d}_{u}$. If n60$n\le 60$ the procedure due to Pan (1964) is used, see Farebrother (1980), otherwise Imhof's method (see Imhof (1961)) is used.
The bounds are for the usual test of positive correlation; if a test of negative correlation is required the value of d$d$ should be replaced by 4d$4-d$.

## References

Durbin J and Watson G S (1950) Testing for serial correlation in least squares regression. I Biometrika 37 409–428
Durbin J and Watson G S (1951) Testing for serial correlation in least squares regression. II Biometrika 38 159–178
Durbin J and Watson G S (1971) Testing for serial correlation in least squares regression. III Biometrika 58 1–19
Farebrother R W (1980) Algorithm AS 153. Pan's procedure for the tail probabilities of the Durbin–Watson statistic Appl. Statist. 29 224–227
Imhof J P (1961) Computing the distribution of quadratic forms in Normal variables Biometrika 48 419–426
Newbold P (1988) Statistics for Business and Economics Prentice–Hall
Pan Jie–Jian (1964) Distributions of the noncircular serial correlation coefficients Shuxue Jinzhan 7 328–337

## Parameters

### Compulsory Input Parameters

1:     n – int64int32nag_int scalar
n$n$, the number of observations used in calculating the Durbin–Watson statistic.
Constraint: n > ip${\mathbf{n}}>{\mathbf{ip}}$.
2:     ip – int64int32nag_int scalar
p$p$, the number of independent variables in the regression model, including the mean.
Constraint: ip1${\mathbf{ip}}\ge 1$.
3:     d – double scalar
d$d$, the Durbin–Watson statistic.
Constraint: d0.0${\mathbf{d}}\ge 0.0$.

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### Output Parameters

1:     pdl – double scalar
Lower bound for the significance of the Durbin–Watson statistic, pl${p}_{l}$.
2:     pdu – double scalar
Upper bound for the significance of the Durbin–Watson statistic, pu${p}_{u}$.
3:     ifail – int64int32nag_int scalar
${\mathrm{ifail}}={\mathbf{0}}$ unless the function detects an error (see [Error Indicators and Warnings]).

## Error Indicators and Warnings

Errors or warnings detected by the function:
ifail = 1${\mathbf{ifail}}=1$
 On entry, n ≤ ip${\mathbf{n}}\le {\mathbf{ip}}$, or ip < 1${\mathbf{ip}}<1$.
ifail = 2${\mathbf{ifail}}=2$
 On entry, d < 0.0${\mathbf{d}}<0.0$.

## Accuracy

On successful exit at least 4$4$ decimal places of accuracy are achieved.

## Further Comments

If the exact probabilities are required, then the first np$n-p$ eigenvalues of HA$HA$ can be computed and nag_stat_prob_chisq_lincomb (g01jd) used to compute the required probabilities with c set to 0.0$0.0$ and d to the Durbin–Watson statistic.

## Example

```function nag_stat_prob_durbin_watson_example
n = int64(10);
ip = int64(2);
d = 0.9238;
[pdl, pdu, ifail] = nag_stat_prob_durbin_watson(n, ip, d)
```
```

pdl =

0.0610

pdu =

0.0060

ifail =

0

```
```function g01ep_example
n = int64(10);
ip = int64(2);
d = 0.9238;
[pdl, pdu, ifail] = g01ep(n, ip, d)
```
```

pdl =

0.0610

pdu =

0.0060

ifail =

0

```

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