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

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.43	0.039	0.347	0.502	3.756
LEP	Yes	-0.35	0.448	-1.245	0.544	3.022
	No	0.43	0.04	0.354	0.513	3.943
SD	Yes	-0.01	0.162	-0.334	0.314	1.341
	No	0.44	0.04	0.362	0.521	3.874
Year of birth	86	†	†	†	†	†
	87	†	†	†	†	†
	88	-0.60	0.253	-1.101	0.091	1.11
	89	0.22	0.08	0.056	0.376	2.404
	90	0.48	0.037	0.404	0.551	2.884
	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	-0.09	0.09	-0.265	0.094	4.9
	Urban fringe of large city	0.62	0.054	0.516	0.733	2.747
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.54	0.069	0.397	0.674	3.584
	Large town	0.06	0.018	0.023	0.096	0.019
	Small town	†	†	†	†	†
	Rural	0.71	0.055	0.602	0.821	1.322
Title 1	Yes	-0.30	0.155	-0.608	0.01	8.041
	No	0.52	0.04	0.437	0.596	3.66
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.67	0.034	0.604	0.74	2.273
	Reduced price lunch	0.12	0.077	-0.031	0.277	0.995
	Free lunch	-0.26	0.093	-0.445	0.074	4.898
	Information not available	-0.14	0.296	-0.73	0.454	7.751
	Refused	†	†	†	†	†
	School not participating	0.52	0.006	0.509	0.535	0.002
MSA flag	No	0.45	0.06	0.328	0.57	1.131
	Yes	0.42	0.043	0.335	0.508	4.104
I am good at math	Omit	-0.68	0.122	-0.92	0.432	2.956
	Agree	0.61	0.04	0.529	0.687	2.754
	Undecided	0.22	0.051	0.122	0.326	1.754
	Disagree	-0.27	0.069	-0.403	0.128	1.133
Race	White	0.68	0.036	0.609	0.753	2.57
	Black	-0.34	0.071	-0.487	0.201	2.163
	Hispanic	-0.17	0.078	-0.329	0.017	2.697
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.67	0.103	0.467	0.879	0.908
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	0.16	0.14	-0.12	0.44	0.975
	Other	-0.20	0.716	-1.631	1.23	4.767
Sex	Male	0.46	0.042	0.377	0.545	2.068
	Female	0.39	0.043	0.302	0.473	2.425
† 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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