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NAEP Technical DocumentationNormit estimates for Connecticut, grade 4 mathematics state assessment (accommodations permitted [R3]): 2000

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.39	0.04	0.309	0.468	3.749
LEP	Yes	-0.80	0.24	-1.284	-0.324	0.809
	No	0.41	0.04	0.332	0.492	3.888
SD	Yes	-0.02	0.13	-0.283	0.235	1.351
	No	0.43	0.041	0.344	0.507	3.951
Year of birth	86	†	†	†	†	†
	87	†	†	†	†	†
	88	-0.98	0.673	-2.321	0.371	2.884
	89	0.19	0.076	0.033	0.339	2.086
	90	0.45	0.038	0.372	0.524	3.013
	91	0.38	0.15	0.085	0.684	0.73
	92	-0.70	1.375	-3.448	2.05	4.002
Type of location	Large city	†	†	†	†	†
	Mid-size city	-0.14	0.094	-0.329	0.046	4.761
	Urban fringe of large city	0.61	0.058	0.493	0.724	3.095
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.48	0.07	0.338	0.618	3.485
	Large town	-0.07	0.161	-0.386	0.256	1.276
	Small town	†	†	†	†	†
	Rural	0.68	0.055	0.575	0.793	1.315
Title 1	Yes	-0.32	0.141	-0.601	-0.036	6.44
	No	0.48	0.042	0.399	0.566	3.827
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.63	0.037	0.554	0.701	2.516
	Reduced price lunch	0.15	0.077	-0.003	0.306	0.989
	Free lunch	-0.29	0.089	-0.465	-0.111	4.518
	Information not available	-0.21	0.275	-0.754	0.344	5.159
	Refused	†	†	†	†	†
	School not participating	0.65	0.184	0.28	1.014	1.342
MSA flag	No	0.37	0.091	0.191	0.554	2.381
	Yes	0.39	0.044	0.302	0.477	3.983
I am good at math	Omit	-0.68	0.122	-0.92	-0.432	2.956
	Agree	0.58	0.042	0.495	0.661	2.959
	Undecided	0.18	0.058	0.059	0.29	2.111
	Disagree	-0.33	0.086	-0.504	-0.159	1.511
Race	White	0.66	0.038	0.585	0.738	2.899
	Black	-0.37	0.071	-0.511	-0.227	2.009
	Hispanic	-0.28	0.073	-0.424	-0.132	1.937
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.54	0.121	0.298	0.781	1.043
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	0.13	0.136	-0.145	0.397	0.935
	Other	-0.83	†	†	†	†
Sex	Male	0.42	0.042	0.332	0.5	2.011
	Female	0.36	0.045	0.268	0.448	2.513
† 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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