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NAEP Technical DocumentationNormit estimates for Kentucky, grade 8 mathematics state assessment (accommodations not permitted [R2]): 2000

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.08	0.036	0.006	0.149	3.063
LEP	Yes	-0.77	0.482	-0.909	-0.464	1.608
	No	0.08	0.035	0.011	0.151	2.993
SD	Yes	-1.00	0.151	-1.3	-0.697	1.38
	No	0.13	0.033	0.059	0.19	2.683
Year of birth	82	†	†	†	†	†
	83	-0.38	0.369	-1.116	0.357	1.042
	84	-0.48	0.073	-0.63	-0.338	1.09
	85	-0.00	0.049	-0.101	0.096	1.976
	86	0.17	0.039	0.09	0.247	2.32
	87	0.16	0.593	-1.03	1.341	1.3
	88	-0.41	†	†	†	†
Type of location	Large city	0.01	0.123	-0.234	0.258	3.639
	Mid-size city	0.23	0.144	-0.056	0.521	5.082
	Urban fringe of large city	0.13	0.156	-0.182	0.439	5.248
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.21	0.113	-0.021	0.432	2.871
	Large town	0.05	0.109	-0.17	0.266	1.549
	Small town	0.06	0.057	-0.056	0.173	2.647
	Rural	0.01	0.06	-0.111	0.128	2.221
Title 1	Yes	-0.17	0.05	-0.274	-0.074	2.505
	No	0.24	0.045	0.149	0.331	3.141
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.33	0.039	0.254	0.41	2.222
	Reduced price lunch	-0.10	0.075	-0.245	0.053	1.205
	Free lunch	-0.35	0.047	-0.441	-0.254	2.205
	Information not available	†	†	†	†	†
	Refused	0.15	0.028	0.09	0.203	0.027
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	-0.01	0.04	-0.087	0.073	2.272
	Yes	0.18	0.064	0.052	0.309	4.23
Math course taken	Omit	1.53	1.02	-0.508	3.568	1.506
	Eighth-grade mathematics	-0.25	0.048	-0.343	-0.152	2.664
	Pre-algebra	-0.01	0.047	-0.1	0.089	2.446
	Algebra I	0.69	0.066	0.553	0.818	2.468
	Geometry	0.86	0.209	0.44	1.276	1.433
	Algebra II	0.54	0.219	0.102	0.976	0.932
	Integrated or sequential math	0.79	0.176	0.438	1.142	1.406
	Other mathematics class	-0.65	0.123	-0.897	-0.405	0.87
Race	White	0.16	0.033	0.097	0.231	2.388
	Black	-0.42	0.067	-0.555	-0.289	1.534
	Hispanic	-0.46	0.154	-0.763	-0.147	0.961
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.38	0.22	-0.057	0.823	0.743
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	-0.40	0.221	-0.845	0.04	1.128
	Other	-1.28	0.146	-1.574	-0.99	0.574
Sex	Male	0.12	0.04	0.044	0.203	1.691
	Female	0.03	0.047	-0.06	0.126	2.996
† 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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