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

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.14	0.04	0.059	0.22	3.713
LEP	Yes	-1.30	0.152	-1.603	-0.995	1.033
	No	0.24	0.031	0.174	0.298	2.53
SD	Yes	-0.19	0.074	-0.334	-0.037	1.318
	No	0.20	0.043	0.108	0.282	3.871
Year of birth	86	0.88	†	†	†	†
	87	†	†	†	†	†
	88	-0.99	0.315	-1.622	-0.363	2.601
	89	-0.08	0.067	-0.217	0.051	1.599
	90	0.20	0.045	0.109	0.287	3.863
	91	0.76	0.348	0.062	1.454	0.986
	92	-0.42	0.251	-0.919	0.086	0.426
Type of location	Large city	†	†	†	†	†
	Mid-size city	-0.32	0.076	-0.473	-0.169	4.281
	Urban fringe of large city	†	†	†	†	†
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.41	0.056	0.299	0.521	4.546
	Large town	-0.05	0.062	-0.17	0.078	0.21
	Small town	0.34	0.487	-0.63	1.316	9.975
	Rural	0.48	0.074	0.33	0.626	2.019
Title 1	Yes	-0.54	0.121	-0.785	-0.302	7.007
	No	0.34	0.042	0.254	0.42	3.711
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.50	0.032	0.439	0.568	2.049
	Reduced price lunch	-0.02	0.11	-0.237	0.204	1.504
	Free lunch	-0.49	0.061	-0.609	-0.364	2.508
	Information not available	-0.84	0.132	-1.105	-0.578	0.189
	Refused	-0.90	0.496	-1.894	0.089	12.121
	School not participating	-0.55	0	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	0.36	0.171	0.018	0.701	4.801
	Yes	0.12	0.043	0.037	0.21	3.997
I am good at math	Omit	†	†	†	†	†
	Agree	0.31	0.044	0.225	0.4	2.992
	Undecided	-0.05	0.069	-0.185	0.093	3.463
	Disagree	-0.29	0.064	-0.42	-0.166	1.278
Race	White	0.40	0.033	0.338	0.47	2.375
	Black	-0.54	0.075	-0.691	-0.391	1.398
	Hispanic	-0.65	0.085	-0.823	-0.484	2.165
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.08	0.152	-0.228	0.379	1.656
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	-0.15	0.11	-0.366	0.075	0.765
	Other	0.93	0.322	0.289	1.576	0.702
Sex	Male	0.17	0.046	0.076	0.26	2.184
	Female	0.11	0.046	0.018	0.201	2.676
† 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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