Augmented Dickey-Fuller Table

ADF critical values

If the calculated tau value is less than the critical value in the table above, then we have a significant result; otherwise, we accept the null hypothesis that there is a unit root and the time series is not stationary.

The following is a more precise way of estimating these critical values:

crit = t + u/N + v/N2 + w/N3

 where t, u, v, and w are defined as follows:

ADF critical value coefficients

See Dickey-Fuller Test and Augmented Dickey-Fuller Test for more details.

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Reference

Dickey, D. A., Fuller, W A. (1979) Distribution of the estimators for autoregressive time series with unit root. Journal of the American Statistical Association. Vol 74.
http://www.erudito.fea.usp.br/PortalFEA/Repositorio/537/Documentos/DIckey-Fuller%20(1981).pdf

33 thoughts on “Augmented Dickey-Fuller Table”

  1. Do you know how/where can I get right-tailed critical values of the asymptotic distribution of the Dickey–Fuller statistic to test for the alternative of explosive root?
    Thanks in advance.

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  2. Hey There,

    The Dickey-Fuller critical values are -2.57 at the 0.10 level, -2.86at the 0.05 level, and -3.43 at the 0.01 level. For each variable, what would you conclude about the presence of a unit root?

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    • Hi Lee,
      Distribution of the Estimators for Autoregressive Time Series with a Unit Root
      David A. Dickey & Wayne A. Fuller
      Pages 427-431 | Received 01 Nov 1976, Published online: 05 Apr 2012
      Charles

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  3. Dear Charles,
    if the time series is not stationary with a constant and is stationary with a constant and a trend, do I need to difference the time series or can assume stationarity for the model with a constant and a trend and go on with further calculations? I’m not sure how to estimate whether there is a trend in general or not. Can I measure a trend with R-squared?
    Kinds regards
    Agata

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  4. Hye Charles.
    I have a question.
    Due to the limited no of sample size in the table.
    Lets say the sample size is 37, so we have to look at the approximate, n= 50 or 25?

    Is there any table contains large options on sample size?

    Thanks Charles.

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    • Hi Nabilah,
      You can interpolate between the 25 and 50 values in the table. 37 is about halfway between these values.
      If you have the Real Statistics software installed, you could use the ADFTEST function.
      Charles

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  5. Dear Charles
    Should we compare both of them (p-value with alpha and Observed value with Critical value) for stationary test in ADF test as the following down?

    Tau (Observed value) -3.7271
    Tau (Critical value) 0.9768
    p-value (one-tailed) 0.1991
    alpha 0.05

    Test interpretation:
    H0: There is a unit root for the series.
    Ha: There is no unit root for the series. The series is stationary.

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  6. There are three ways to deal with the problem of model choice.
    1. You may have a look at the graph.
    But the problem is that if the graph shows an intercept or drift it may not be statistically significant and hence is treated as zero. Similar is the case with slope of the trend line.
    2. Try out all three models in e-views or any other software and compare the r -square. The one with the highest r-square is the best.
    3. Best is to estimate the full model with drift and trend and examine whether intercept and/ or slope is statistically significant at 5% level and then infer the correct model.
    Prof. K. V. Bhanu Murthy

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  7. Dear Sir,

    This was a helpful explanation , much appreciated.
    However I have a little confusion.
    The results of ADF
    t- statistic -7.335489
    p-value 0.0000
    Test critical values: 1% -4.374307
    5%. -3.603202
    10% -3.238054

    The variable tested does not contain a unit root, thats clear to me. But I want to know if it is significant at 1% 5% 10% or all three? If it is significant on all three then which one should be reported in the output table?

    Thanks in anticipation

    Ayesha

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  8. your assumption on critical value is false and misleading. better check out sir. it will confusing others. to make it significant, calculated t-value should exceed the Augmented Dickey Fuller or Phillips Perron stats!!!!!

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    • The null hypothesis is that there is a unit root. You reject the null hypothesis when the calculated statistic is less than the critical value, in which case you have evidence that the time series in stationary. Since the critical values are negative numbers, less than is equivalent to greater than when you take the negative of the calculated value and critical value.
      Charles

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  9. Dear Charles,

    How to choose right ADF table when to look up t statistic? Model 0 or Model 1 or Model 2? This is a little bit complicated for me and I highly appreciate your interpretation.

    Steven

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  10. Muito instrutivo teu site
    Tenho uma dūvid a quanto a qual tabela usar
    Sem constante sem tendência com tendência
    Como posso automatizar isso?

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    • Hello Felipe,
      Glad that you get value from the website.
      You need to look at the data to determine which table to use (e.g. do you see a trend in the data?)
      Charles

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  11. Dear Charles,
    Will you please tell me the source from where you got the critical values to test the stationary.

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  12. Dear Charles, Thanks for the explanation here. I however have a query.
    Is it possible to confirm which of the three models (no constant no trend//constant no trend//with constant and trend) is applicable for any timeseries just by looking at the output Tau Statistics and the associated pValues?
    If not, then is there any statistical way to identify which model to be used?

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  13. According to given above statement(If the calculated tau value is less than the critical value in the table above………,) is presents. but in using Xlstate the assumption is raised if the P value is less than the significant level the series is stationarity
    Dickey-Fuller test (ADF(stationary) / k: 2 / Series1):

    Tau (Observed value) -3.7271
    Tau (Critical value) 0.9768
    p-value (one-tailed) 0.1991
    alpha 0.05

    Test interpretation:
    H0: There is a unit root for the series.
    Ha: There is no unit root for the series. The series is stationary.
    As the computed p-value is greater than the significance level alpha=0.05, one cannot reject the null hypothesis H0.

    The risk to reject the null hypothesis H0 while it is true is 19.91%.
    By using of Xlstat above results shows non-stationarity why? please guide me. furthermore, any test is available for contingency table.

    Kind Regards
    Muhammad Fahim Akhter

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    • Hello Muhammad,
      Since the null hypothesis is that the series is non-stationary and p-value = 0.1991 > .05, you can’t reject the null hypothesis and so you should conclude that it is likely that the series is non-stationary.
      Charles

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