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

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.26	0.049	0.158	0.352	2.908
LEP	Yes	1.90	0	1.904	1.904	†
	No	0.25	0.05	0.152	0.351	3.044
SD	Yes	-0.61	0.162	-0.93	-0.284	1.175
	No	0.36	0.051	0.253	0.459	3.505
Year of birth	86	†	†	†	†	†
	87	-0.68	†	†	†	†
	88	-0.49	0.27	-1.033	0.048	1.694
	89	0.33	0.053	0.225	0.439	1.774
	90	0.21	0.075	0.06	0.358	3.32
	91	-0.14	0	†	†	†
	92	†	†	†	†	†
Type of location	Large city	†	†	†	†	†
	Mid-size city	0.32	0.123	0.069	0.56	4.703
	Urban fringe of large city	†	†	†	†	†
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.18	0.087	0.008	0.355	0.686
	Large town	0.59	0.113	0.358	0.811	1.488
	Small town	0.32	0.064	0.19	0.445	2.154
	Rural	0.05	0.098	-0.149	0.241	2.4
Title 1	Yes	-0.45	0.164	-0.775	-0.119	4.573
	No	0.36	0.043	0.277	0.449	2.141
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.41	0.056	0.297	0.519	1.928
	Reduced price lunch	0.25	0.085	0.078	0.418	1.17
	Free lunch	-0.19	0.094	-0.381	-0.005	2.461
	Information not available	0.44	0.109	0.227	0.661	3.02
	Refused	0.44	0.122	0.194	0.683	3.085
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	0.19	0.059	0.068	0.303	2.476
	Yes	0.37	0.082	0.205	0.532	3.467
I am good at math	Omit	-0.60	0.77	-2.134	0.944	1.37
	Agree	0.47	0.062	0.347	0.596	2.946
	Undecided	0.09	0.048	-0.003	0.187	1.188
	Disagree	-0.26	0.084	-0.424	-0.088	2.122
Race	White	0.34	0.052	0.239	0.446	2.648
	Black	0.41	0.22	-0.034	0.846	0.914
	Hispanic	-0.03	0.147	-0.32	0.269	2.823
	Asian/Pacific Islander	1.11	0.22	0.67	1.549	1.006
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	-0.26	0.115	-0.49	-0.032	1.862
	Other	1.95	0	1.948	1.948	†
Sex	Male	0.32	0.055	0.213	0.434	1.907
	Female	0.18	0.064	0.052	0.309	2.501
† 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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