Table 2.
Parameter estimates from Bayesian beta regression models.
| Outcome | Parameter | Estimate | SE | 95% CI | Pr(β > 0) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||||
| Intercept | 0.320 | 0.059 | 0.201 | 0.434 | 1.000 | |
| Gender | 0.076 | 0.077 | −0.080 | 0.222 | 0.830 | |
| Location | 0.105 | 0.080 | −0.050 | 0.263 | 0.907 | |
| Age 15–16 | −0.008 | 0.081 | −0.166 | 0.150 | 0.460 | |
| MSE | Age 17+ | 0.053 | 0.097 | −0.139 | 0.242 | 0.706 |
| Gender × Location | −0.106 | 0.085 | −0.271 | 0.064 | 0.105 | |
| Gender × Age 15–16 | −0.073 | 0.088 | −0.250 | 0.093 | 0.209 | |
| Gender × Age 17+ | −0.344 | 0.135 | −0.608 | −0.079 | 0.007 | |
| Location × Age 15–16 | 0.020 | 0.091 | −0.161 | 0.195 | 0.594 | |
| Location × Age 17+ | 0.149 | 0.145 | −0.126 | 0.440 | 0.856 | |
| Intercept | 0.152 | 0.065 | 0.025 | 0.280 | 0.990 | |
| Gender | 0.024 | 0.088 | −0.148 | 0.198 | 0.609 | |
| Location | 0.140 | 0.084 | −0.023 | 0.306 | 0.954 | |
| Age 15–16 | 0.048 | 0.091 | −0.132 | 0.224 | 0.698 | |
| MTAI | Age 17+ | 0.053 | 0.113 | −0.166 | 0.277 | 0.681 |
| Gender × Location | 0.067 | 0.094 | −0.111 | 0.256 | 0.754 | |
| Gender × Age 15–16 | −0.111 | 0.100 | −0.308 | 0.087 | 0.129 | |
| Gender × Age 17+ | −0.081 | 0.154 | −0.381 | 0.223 | 0.301 | |
| Location × Age 15–16 | −0.121 | 0.096 | −0.309 | 0.068 | 0.104 | |
| Location × Age 17+ | −0.117 | 0.104 | −0.420 | 0.188 | 0.226 | |
| Intercept | −0.854 | 0.117 | −1.089 | −0.631 | 0.000 | |
| Gender | −0.067 | 0.149 | −0.362 | 0.221 | 0.333 | |
| Location | 0.126 | 0.149 | −0.167 | 0.418 | 0.802 | |
| Age 15–16 | −0.003 | 0.155 | −0.305 | 0.303 | 0.489 | |
| MAT | Age 17+ | 0.164 | 0.194 | −0.224 | 0.537 | 0.808 |
| Gender × Location | −0.135 | 0.163 | −0.459 | 0.180 | 0.197 | |
| Gender × Age 15–16 | 0.471 | 0.172 | 0.130 | 0.803 | 0.997 | |
| Gender × Age 17+ | −0.184 | 0.259 | −0.706 | 0.311 | 0.247 | |
| Location × Age 15–16 | −0.157 | 0.163 | −0.482 | 0.158 | 0.163 | |
| Location × Age 17+ | −0.169 | 0.277 | −0.720 | 0.364 | 0.274 | |
Bold entries indicate effects with 95% credible intervals excluding zero. Pr(β > 0) is the posterior probability that the coefficient is positive; for negative effects, Pr(β < 0) = 1 − Pr(β > 0). Models fitted using Bayesian Beta regression with Student-t(3, 0, 2.5) priors. MSE, Mathematics Self-Esteem; MTAI, Mathematics Test Anxiety Inventory; MAT, Mathematics Achievement Test.