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

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.08	0.042	0.001	0.167	3.196
LEP	Yes	-1.04	0.439	-1.918	-0.161	2.709
	No	0.10	0.041	0.013	0.177	3.112
SD	Yes	-0.91	0.086	-1.085	-0.742	0.8
	No	0.20	0.038	0.124	0.275	2.75
Year of birth	82	-1.04	†	†	†	†
	83	-1.29	†	†	†	†
	84	-0.96	0.179	-1.317	-0.6	1.189
	85	-0.28	0.077	-0.431	-0.124	1.417
	86	0.16	0.041	0.077	0.242	2.727
	87	0.57	0.26	0.045	1.084	1.318
	88	-0.35	0.436	-1.225	0.52	2.913
Type of location	Large city	-1.02	0.077	-1.172	-0.866	1.692
	Mid-size city	0.19	0.313	-0.436	0.815	9.303
	Urban fringe of large city	0.21	0.047	0.116	0.304	2.962
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	†	†	†	†	†
	Large town	†	†	†	†	†
	Small town	0.12	0.211	-0.306	0.539	3.074
	Rural	0.29	0.071	0.151	0.433	1.713
Title 1	Yes	-0.84	0.137	-1.116	-0.57	2.062
	No	0.15	0.04	0.07	0.23	2.955
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.39	0.035	0.315	0.456	1.676
	Reduced price lunch	-0.56	0.1	-0.763	-0.364	1.842
	Free lunch	-0.62	0.069	-0.761	-0.485	1.791
	Information not available	-0.07	0.217	-0.508	0.362	3.866
	Refused	0.02	0.514	-1.002	1.051	0.593
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	0.10	0.161	-0.221	0.421	2.969
	Yes	0.08	0.043	-0.003	0.169	3.218
Math course taken	Omit	-0.47	0.348	-1.163	0.227	3.739
	Eighth-grade mathematics	-0.52	0.063	-0.647	-0.394	2.605
	Pre-algebra	-0.13	0.043	-0.219	-0.046	2.075
	Algebra I	0.70	0.054	0.591	0.806	2.177
	Geometry	1.18	0.179	0.825	1.541	1.48
	Algebra II	1.26	0.113	1.036	1.488	1.191
	Integrated or sequential math	0.12	0.438	-0.753	0.997	1.44
	Other mathematics class	-0.88	0.236	-1.351	-0.406	1.373
Race	White	0.46	0.036	0.385	0.53	1.613
	Black	-0.59	0.054	-0.7	-0.486	2.444
	Hispanic	-0.31	0.115	-0.537	-0.076	1.77
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.99	0.091	0.813	1.175	0.892
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	-0.34	0.209	-0.762	0.075	1.374
	Other	0.50	0.895	-1.294	2.284	3.059
Sex	Male	0.08	0.044	-0.013	0.163	1.855
	Female	0.09	0.052	-0.012	0.197	2.472
† 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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