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NAEP Technical DocumentationNormit estimates for California, grade 4 mathematics state assessment (accommodations not permitted [R2]): 2000

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	-0.18	0.05	-0.279	-0.078	3.93
LEP	Yes	-0.61	0.079	-0.772	-0.456	1.731
	No	-0.06	0.055	-0.167	0.053	4.06
SD	Yes	-0.86	0.136	-1.127	-0.584	0.861
	No	-0.14	0.052	-0.246	-0.037	4.24
Year of birth	86	†	†	†	†	†
	87	†	†	†	†	†
	88	-0.95	0.345	-1.642	-0.262	0.86
	89	-0.26	0.081	-0.424	-0.101	1.89
	90	-0.16	0.048	-0.25	-0.059	2.897
	91	0.09	0.499	-0.905	1.092	1.598
	92	†	†	†	†	†
Type of location	Large city	-0.33	0.115	-0.555	-0.097	4.627
	Mid-size city	-0.18	0.124	-0.432	0.064	4.327
	Urban fringe of large city	-0.12	0.063	-0.249	0.004	3.156
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	-0.24	0.299	-0.843	0.354	6.963
	Large town	†	†	†	†	†
	Small town	0.04	0.061	-0.087	0.158	0.173
	Rural	0.00	0.916	-1.831	1.832	38.309
Title 1	Yes	-0.62	0.061	-0.741	-0.496	3.319
	No	0.20	0.063	0.071	0.324	3.914
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.25	0.05	0.151	0.35	1.826
	Reduced price lunch	-0.46	0.093	-0.641	-0.27	1.249
	Free lunch	-0.56	0.055	-0.675	-0.453	2.328
	Information not available	-0.04	0.355	-0.753	0.667	8.913
	Refused	-0.02	0.082	-0.187	0.141	0.16
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	0.04	0.061	-0.087	0.158	0.173
	Yes	-0.18	0.051	-0.284	-0.081	3.908
I am good at math	Omit	-0.99	0.645	-2.279	0.301	1.531
	Agree	0.10	0.059	-0.02	0.216	3.231
	Undecided	-0.31	0.059	-0.429	-0.194	1.655
	Disagree	-0.66	0.067	-0.792	-0.524	1.065
Race	White	0.25	0.047	0.155	0.343	1.518
	Black	-0.73	0.081	-0.893	-0.57	1.214
	Hispanic	-0.54	0.052	-0.64	-0.431	2.069
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.18	0.118	-0.061	0.412	2.278
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	-0.23	0.172	-0.573	0.115	1.735
	Other	0.38	0.269	-0.156	0.92	0.458
Sex	Male	-0.19	0.056	-0.304	-0.082	2.368
	Female	-0.16	0.06	-0.284	-0.043	2.892
† Not applicable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Mathematics Assessment.

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