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

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.22	0.051	0.118	0.322	4.637
LEP	Yes	†	†	†	†	†
	No	0.22	0.051	0.118	0.322	4.637
SD	Yes	-0.68	0.199	-1.078	-0.283	2.105
	No	0.29	0.044	0.201	0.377	3.569
Year of birth	82	†	†	†	†	†
	83	†	†	†	†	†
	84	-0.64	0.149	-0.935	-0.339	1.445
	85	0.12	0.055	0.005	0.225	1.905
	86	0.31	0.058	0.191	0.421	3.769
	87	0.67	0.444	-0.22	1.554	1.247
	88	0.91	0	0.908	0.908	†
Type of location	Large city	-0.91	0.106	-1.121	-0.698	2.874
	Mid-size city	0.06	0.237	-0.412	0.534	11.317
	Urban fringe of large city	0.34	0.081	0.173	0.497	4
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.44	0.042	0.352	0.519	0.452
	Large town	†	†	†	†	†
	Small town	0.53	0.131	0.268	0.794	2.24
	Rural	0.36	0.069	0.225	0.501	3.067
Title 1	Yes	-0.36	0.15	-0.662	-0.062	6.143
	No	0.32	0.052	0.217	0.425	4.359
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.42	0.055	0.312	0.53	4.038
	Reduced price lunch	-0.17	0.111	-0.393	0.053	1.842
	Free lunch	-0.43	0.064	-0.558	-0.301	1.509
	Information not available	0.03	0.462	-0.897	0.949	17.914
	Refused	-0.03	0	-0.026	-0.026	†
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	0.22	0.099	0.024	0.42	4.51
	Yes	0.22	0.06	0.101	0.339	4.811
Math course taken	Omit	1.30	†	†	†	†
	Eighth-grade mathematics	-0.09	0.056	-0.202	0.021	3.06
	Pre-algebra	0.12	0.074	-0.031	0.264	3.089
	Algebra I	0.84	0.061	0.722	0.966	2.311
	Geometry	1.71	0.235	1.241	2.18	2.205
	Algebra II	0.34	0.324	-0.306	0.987	1.938
	Integrated or sequential math	0.56	0.322	-0.084	1.202	2.967
	Other mathematics class	-0.49	0.137	-0.768	-0.221	1.183
Race	White	0.44	0.04	0.36	0.52	2.639
	Black	-0.78	0.058	-0.901	-0.668	1.456
	Hispanic	-0.41	0.166	-0.737	-0.074	2.025
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.57	0.143	0.28	0.852	0.682
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	-0.06	0.239	-0.535	0.422	1.373
	Other	-0.06	0.341	-0.739	0.624	1.406
Sex	Male	0.24	0.054	0.128	0.345	2.51
	Female	0.20	0.059	0.086	0.322	3.233
† 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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