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

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.02	0.03	-0.05	0.08	2.75
LEP	Yes	-0.65	0.20	-1.06	-0.25	0.52
	No	0.02	0.03	-0.05	0.09	2.86
SD	Yes	-0.46	0.08	-0.62	-0.30	0.90
	No	0.07	0.03	-0.00	0.13	2.56
Year of birth	86	-0.78	0.00	†	†	†
	87	†	†	†	†	†
	88	-1.04	0.17	-1.38	-0.69	0.93
	89	-0.28	0.08	-0.43	-0.13	1.35
	90	0.06	0.03	-0.00	0.13	2.45
	91	0.16	0.31	-0.46	0.78	0.91
	92	†	†	†	†	†
Type of location	Large city	-0.85	0.10	-1.04	-0.65	4.52
	Mid-size city	0.28	0.14	-0.00	0.57	2.91
	Urban fringe of large city	0.14	0.04	0.06	0.22	2.66
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.21	0.02	0.17	0.24	0.00
	Large town	†	†	†	†	†
	Small town	-0.15	0.09	-0.32	0.03	0.63
	Rural	0.21	0.11	-0.02	0.43	5.11
Title 1	Yes	-0.47	0.07	-0.61	-0.34	3.43
	No	0.19	0.05	0.09	0.29	4.89
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.35	0.04	0.27	0.43	2.31
	Reduced price lunch	-0.21	0.07	-0.35	-0.08	1.29
	Free lunch	-0.58	0.04	-0.66	-0.49	1.63
	Information not available	-0.39	0.24	-0.87	0.09	4.09
	Refused	0.29	0.23	-0.16	0.74	1.73
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	0.04	0.10	-0.16	0.25	2.70
	Yes	0.01	0.04	-0.06	0.09	2.99
I am good at math	Omit	-1.31	0.17	-1.66	-0.97	1.25
	Agree	0.25	0.04	0.18	0.32	1.93
	Undecided	-0.15	0.04	-0.24	-0.07	1.28
	Disagree	-0.53	0.07	-0.67	-0.40	1.32
Race	White	0.45	0.04	0.37	0.54	2.49
	Black	-0.52	0.04	-0.59	-0.44	2.03
	Hispanic	-0.33	0.08	-0.49	-0.18	1.51
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.39	0.14	0.10	0.68	1.36
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	-0.43	0.15	-0.73	-0.13	1.18
	Other	0.41	0.46	-0.51	1.32	1.74
Sex	Male	0.06	0.04	-0.02	0.14	1.90
	Female	-0.03	0.04	-0.11	0.05	1.95
† 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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