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Table 7 Standardized coefficients from the linear and ridge regression models on reading speed progress and associated t- and p-values.

From: Both sides of the story: comparing student-level data on reading performance from administrative registers to application generated data from a reading app

Model

Variable

Coefficient

t

p

Linear regression

reading ability test score

−0.942

−2.362

0.018

grade

−0.638

−1.384

0.167

genre of book: non-fiction

−22.180

−3.519

0.000

last reading speed relative to class

8.460

9.759

0.000

reading speed progress relative to class

−20.050

−12.670

0.000

Ridge regression

reading ability test score

−1.222

−3.034

0.002

genre of book: fiction

4.285

2.252

0.025

grade

−1.267

−2.435

0.015

last reading speed

0.044

3.208

0.001

last reading speed relative to class

5.510

4.089

0.000

reading speed progress

−0.302

−12.794

0.000

  1. Note: Statistics based on reading data from August 2019 to February 2020, reading ability data and register data.