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NAEP Technical DocumentationNormit estimates for Montana, grade 4 mathematics state assessment (accommodations not permitted [R2]): 2000

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.31	0.05	0.21	0.40	3.28
LEP	Yes	-0.17	0.15	-0.47	0.14	0.46
	No	0.31	0.05	0.21	0.42	3.76
SD	Yes	-0.41	0.14	-0.69	-0.13	1.07
	No	0.34	0.05	0.25	0.44	3.23
Year of birth	86	†	†	†	†	†
	87	-0.68	†	†	†	†
	88	0.01	0.11	-0.21	0.23	0.88
	89	0.35	0.05	0.24	0.46	1.84
	90	0.27	0.06	0.15	0.40	2.72
	91	-0.14	0.00	†	†	†
	92	†	†	†	†	†
Type of location	Large city	†	†	†	†	†
	Mid-size city	0.32	0.09	0.13	0.50	3.14
	Urban fringe of large city	†	†	†	†	†
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.47	0.08	0.31	0.63	0.64
	Large town	0.66	0.15	0.36	0.96	2.99
	Small town	0.36	0.07	0.23	0.50	2.43
	Rural	0.10	0.10	-0.09	0.30	2.62
Title 1	Yes	-0.37	0.10	-0.57	-0.17	2.56
	No	0.42	0.05	0.33	0.51	2.49
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.49	0.05	0.39	0.60	1.86
	Reduced price lunch	0.16	0.07	0.02	0.30	0.83
	Free lunch	-0.13	0.08	-0.29	0.04	2.36
	Information not available	0.43	0.13	0.18	0.68	4.32
	Refused	0.44	0.12	0.19	0.68	3.09
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	0.24	0.06	0.12	0.35	2.62
	Yes	0.42	0.09	0.24	0.61	5.00
I am good at math	Omit	-1.03	0.63	-2.29	0.22	1.54
	Agree	0.53	0.05	0.43	0.63	2.09
	Undecided	0.09	0.06	-0.02	0.20	1.50
	Disagree	-0.26	0.07	-0.41	-0.12	1.53
Race	White	0.41	0.05	0.31	0.51	2.75
	Black	0.41	0.22	-0.03	0.85	0.91
	Hispanic	0.06	0.11	-0.16	0.27	1.81
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.73	0.15	0.44	1.02	0.62
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	-0.27	0.12	-0.50	-0.03	2.25
	Other	1.95	0.00	1.95	1.95	†
Sex	Male	0.38	0.06	0.26	0.49	2.01
	Female	0.23	0.06	0.11	0.35	2.65
† 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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