Table 2.
BDS test results for non-linearity.
| States | m = 2 | p-value | m = 3 | p-value | m = 4 | p-value | m = 5 | p-value | m = 6 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | ||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 23.72 | 0.000 | 22.70 | 0.000 | 23.56 | 0.000 | 23.79 | 0.000 | 24.16 | 0.000 |
| Tamil Nadu | 42.89 | 0.000 | 38.75 | 0.000 | 37.16 | 0.000 | 41.24 | 0.000 | 39.10 | 0.000 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 17.51 | 0.000 | 18.16 | 0.000 | 19.76 | 0.000 | 18.53 | 0.000 | 20.12 | 0.000 |
| Karnataka | 14.30 | 0.000 | 14.09 | 0.000 | 15.39 | 0.000 | 14.86 | 0.000 | 15.82 | 0.000 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 19.64 | 0.000 | 18.88 | 0.000 | 19.69 | 0.000 | 19.89 | 0.000 | 20.32 | 0.000 |
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| Maharashtra | 19.60 | 0.000 | 20.20 | 0.000 | 18.59 | 0.000 | 18.26 | 0.000 | 18.05 | 0.000 |
| Tamil Nadu | 27.76 | 0.000 | 28.54 | 0.000 | 27.21 | 0.000 | 27.19 | 0.000 | 27.47 | 0.000 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 19.40 | 0.000 | 19.67 | 0.000 | 17.76 | 0.000 | 16.97 | 0.000 | 16.33 | 0.000 |
| Karnataka | 19.90 | 0.000 | 20.91 | 0.000 | 19.84 | 0.000 | 20.05 | 0.000 | 20.50 | 0.000 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 19.46 | 0.000 | 19.59 | 0.000 | 17.59 | 0.000 | 16.70 | 0.000 | 15.87 | 0.000 |
Null hypothesis: Data is linear (null of linearity is rejected across all five dimensions).