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

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.26	0.043	0.169	0.342	3.469
LEP	Yes	-0.41	0.528	-0.909	-0.464	6.12
	No	0.26	0.044	0.17	0.344	3.502
SD	Yes	-0.53	0.132	-0.788	-0.262	0.789
	No	0.29	0.044	0.199	0.375	3.546
Year of birth	82	†	†	†	†	†
	83	†	†	†	†	†
	84	-0.51	0.12	-0.753	-0.275	0.859
	85	0.16	0.053	0.05	0.263	1.749
	86	0.33	0.049	0.229	0.425	2.913
	87	0.67	0.444	-0.22	1.554	1.247
	88	0.91	0	0.908	0.908	†
Type of location	Large city	-0.82	0.053	-0.926	-0.715	0.956
	Mid-size city	0.08	0.181	-0.283	0.44	7.06
	Urban fringe of large city	0.35	0.072	0.21	0.499	3.155
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.46	0.053	0.35	0.56	0.733
	Large town	†	†	†	†	†
	Small town	0.53	0.122	0.289	0.776	1.935
	Rural	0.44	0.057	0.328	0.554	2.137
Title 1	Yes	-0.31	0.15	-0.615	-0.014	7.09
	No	0.36	0.049	0.259	0.454	3.917
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.47	0.046	0.373	0.556	2.908
	Reduced price lunch	-0.18	0.113	-0.407	0.044	1.859
	Free lunch	-0.41	0.065	-0.539	-0.279	1.556
	Information not available	-0.02	0.442	-0.904	0.864	18.175
	Refused	-0.03	0	-0.026	-0.026	†
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	0.35	0.081	0.184	0.509	3.313
	Yes	0.24	0.049	0.139	0.336	3.441
Math course taken	Omit	1.23	†	†	†	†
	Eighth-grade mathematics	-0.05	0.053	-0.158	0.054	2.797
	Pre-algebra	0.13	0.072	-0.014	0.274	3.024
	Algebra I	0.82	0.061	0.701	0.946	2.219
	Geometry	1.66	0.205	1.245	2.066	1.518
	Algebra II	0.34	0.324	-0.306	0.987	1.938
	Integrated or sequential math	0.78	0.215	0.348	1.208	2.068
	Other mathematics class	-0.27	0.087	-0.442	-0.093	0.623
Race	White	0.47	0.038	0.393	0.543	2.328
	Black	-0.74	0.058	-0.851	-0.621	1.539
	Hispanic	-0.24	0.106	-0.447	-0.023	1.308
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.64	0.166	0.31	0.973	0.862
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	0.04	0.238	-0.438	0.513	1.312
	Other	-0.06	0.341	-0.739	0.624	1.406
Sex	Male	0.29	0.048	0.191	0.383	1.983
	Female	0.23	0.052	0.121	0.329	2.656
† 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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