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NAEP Technical DocumentationNormit estimates for Montana, grade 8 mathematics state assessment (accommodations permitted [R3]): 2000
Variable Values Estimate Standard error Lower Upper Design effect
Overall 0.48 0.03 0.422 0.541 1.592
LEP Yes 0.93
No 0.48 0.03 0.42 0.541 1.61
SD Yes -0.58 0.109 -0.8 -0.363 1.195
No 0.59 0.026 0.539 0.645 1.325
Year of birth 82
83 -0.37
84 -0.16 0.142 -0.443 0.125 0.9
85 0.40 0.044 0.315 0.491 1.53
86 0.59 0.039 0.508 0.666 1.535
87 1.14 0
88 1.24 0
Type of location Large city
Mid-size city 0.60 0.047 0.508 0.695 1.177
Urban fringe of large city
Urban fringe of mid-size city 0.57 0.031 0.505 0.629 0.084
Large town 0.48 0.161 0.154 0.799 2.862
Small town 0.53 0.038 0.455 0.608 1.061
Rural 0.35 0.069 0.216 0.493 2.002
Title 1 Yes -0.21 0.112 -0.436 0.011 2.748
No 0.56 0.029 0.506 0.622 1.381
School lunch Student not eligible 0.63 0.034 0.56 0.695 1.136
Reduced price lunch 0.22 0.083 0.053 0.384 1.091
Free lunch 0.07 0.082 -0.098 0.231 2.154
Information not available 0.62 0.052 0.512 0.721 0.778
Refused 0.65 0.031 0.586 0.709 0.111
School not participating 0.18 0.181 -0.183 0.541 1.359
MSA flag No 0.46 0.038 0.381 0.534 1.579
Yes 0.53 0.05 0.428 0.627 1.745
Math course taken Omit 0.53 0.066 0.397 0.661 0.457
Eighth-grade mathematics 0.30 0.054 0.188 0.403 2.473
Pre-algebra 0.38 0.051 0.273 0.479 2.042
Algebra I 1.27 0.047 1.173 1.361 0.977
Geometry 1.63 0.423 0.784 2.474 0.756
Algebra II 0.54 0.33 -0.122 1.198 1.355
Integrated or sequential math 0.72 0.111 0.495 0.938 1.774
Other mathematics class -0.68 0.099 -0.874 -0.479 0.846
Race White 0.57 0.028 0.512 0.623 1.227
Black 0.41 0.202 0.003 0.811 0.942
Hispanic 0.02 0.131 -0.245 0.279 1.639
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.63 0.121 0.39 0.874 0.901
American Indian/Alaskan Native -0.33 0.15 -0.625 -0.026 2.844
Other 0.73
Sex Male 0.46 0.04 0.382 0.54 1.271
Female 0.50 0.043 0.417 0.591 1.862
† 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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