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NAEP Technical DocumentationNormit estimates for Kentucky, grade 8 mathematics state assessment (accommodations permitted [R3]): 2000

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.04	0.032	-0.027	0.102	2.504
LEP	Yes	-0.88	0.477	-1.835	0.07	1.706
	No	0.04	0.033	-0.022	0.108	2.581
SD	Yes	-0.83	0.096	-1.018	-0.632	1.179
	No	0.12	0.033	0.056	0.186	2.635
Year of birth	82	†	†	†	†	†
	83	-0.56	0.326	-1.208	0.096	0.997
	84	-0.52	0.072	-0.666	-0.377	0.981
	85	-0.04	0.044	-0.133	0.044	1.651
	86	0.14	0.041	0.055	0.217	2.42
	87	0.06	0.41	-0.76	0.88	1.006
	88	-0.41	†	†	†	†
Type of location	Large city	-0.01	0.117	-0.238	0.229	3.54
	Mid-size city	0.19	0.133	-0.081	0.45	4.514
	Urban fringe of large city	0.02	0.152	-0.289	0.32	4.724
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.21	0.102	0.005	0.412	2.228
	Large town	0.02	0.097	-0.178	0.209	1.229
	Small town	0.03	0.048	-0.063	0.131	1.91
	Rural	-0.05	0.061	-0.17	0.074	2.267
Title 1	Yes	-0.19	0.051	-0.293	-0.089	2.696
	No	0.18	0.047	0.087	0.275	3.279
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.31	0.041	0.226	0.389	2.47
	Reduced price lunch	-0.14	0.072	-0.287	0.002	1.186
	Free lunch	-0.40	0.046	-0.492	-0.306	2.106
	Information not available	†	†	†	†	†
	Refused	0.32	0.015	0.289	0.347	0.01
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	-0.04	0.037	-0.112	0.034	1.895
	Yes	0.13	0.057	0.012	0.241	3.405
Math course taken	Omit	1.53	1.02	-0.508	3.568	1.506
	Eighth-grade mathematics	-0.28	0.043	-0.365	-0.193	2.227
	Pre-algebra	-0.01	0.052	-0.119	0.09	3.139
	Algebra I	0.69	0.062	0.567	0.815	2.208
	Geometry	0.69	0.242	0.201	1.17	1.431
	Algebra II	0.65	0.214	0.222	1.078	0.894
	Integrated or sequential math	0.83	0.144	0.538	1.115	1.132
	Other mathematics class	-0.97	0.177	-1.32	-0.614	1.256
Race	White	0.12	0.032	0.057	0.184	2.16
	Black	-0.45	0.065	-0.579	-0.318	1.496
	Hispanic	-0.49	0.186	-0.863	-0.118	1.229
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.40	0.202	0.001	0.808	0.71
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	-0.42	0.22	-0.858	0.021	1.091
	Other	-1.28	0.146	-1.574	-0.99	0.574
Sex	Male	0.07	0.042	-0.017	0.149	1.857
	Female	0.01	0.042	-0.077	0.093	2.498
† 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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