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. 2016 Aug 18;11(8):e0161324. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161324

Table 1. Results of stepwise multiple regression predicting the inter-trial variability of the individual inter-keystroke intervals (IKIs).

Kinematics of the striking finger at the moment of a keypress Correlation coefficient of the finger movements during two successive keystrokes
between a striking finger and the first finger from the radial between a striking finger and the second finger from the radial between a striking finger and the third finger from the radial
Joint angle Joint angular velocity Joint angular velocity Joint angular velocity Joint angular velocity
DIP PIP MCP DIP PIP MCP DIP PIP MCP DIP PIP MCP DIP PIP MCP
First IKI coef. 0.072 0.020 -0.127 0.083 0.181 -0.210 0.030 -0.107 -0.125 -0.088 -0.051 -0.109 0.082 -0.064 -0.041
p 0.386 0.817 0.122 0.381 0.030 0.012 0.720 0.193 0.142 0.292 0.535 0.182 0.327 0.483 0.620
Second IKI coef. -0.144 -0.036 0.216 0.065 -0.005 0.003 0.130 0.183 -0.097 -0.115 -0.020 -0.057 0.001 0.043 0.003
p 0.087 0.699 0.010 0.433 0.952 0.975 0.115 0.028 0.244 0.170 0.812 0.493 0.989 0.620 0.968
Third IKI coef. -0.093 0.099 0.018 -0.056 0.231 0.002 -0.146 -0.034 -0.257 -0.144 -0.079 -0.038 0.074 0.326 0.074
p 0.254 0.217 0.822 0.494 0.009 0.976 0.092 0.687 0.002 0.075 0.348 0.649 0.365 0.000 0.375
Fourth IKI coef. -0.028 -0.074 -0.089 0.033 0.098 -0.082 0.115 -0.079 0.015 0.088 0.015 -0.008 0.094 -0.006 0.052
p 0.747 0.385 0.293 0.696 0.249 0.333 0.176 0.354 0.863 0.301 0.862 0.926 0.271 0.948 0.544
Fifth IKI coef. -0.090 -0.016 0.143 0.045 0.071 -0.252 0.096 0.046 0.080 -0.054 -0.013 0.146 -0.075 -0.033 0.053
p 0.275 0.851 0.084 0.591 0.400 0.003 0.251 0.575 0.337 0.513 0.876 0.091 0.371 0.693 0.523
Sixth IKI coef. -0.058 0.159 0.030 0.202 -0.139 -0.102 0.083 0.099 0.112 -0.025 -0.016 0.123 -0.016 0.089 0.092
p 0.508 0.057 0.723 0.017 0.096 0.229 0.326 0.241 0.186 0.763 0.849 0.152 0.853 0.294 0.282
Seventh IKI coef. 0.008 -0.103 -0.031 0.131 0.147 -0.009 -0.093 -0.024 -0.233 0.099 0.003 0.001 0.153 0.028 -0.029
p 0.922 0.224 0.719 0.115 0.076 0.913 0.269 0.771 0.006 0.242 0.971 0.993 0.064 0.738 0.724

A number in bold indicates p < 0.05.