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

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.18	0.037	0.107	0.256	3.292
LEP	Yes	-1.20	0.102	-1.403	-0.996	1.292
	No	0.26	0.033	0.188	0.322	2.79
SD	Yes	-0.49	0.109	-0.705	-0.27	1.217
	No	0.23	0.036	0.159	0.304	3.066
Year of birth	86	0.88	†	†	†	†
	87	†	†	†	†	†
	88	-1.32	0.333	-1.984	-0.652	0.96
	89	-0.04	0.068	-0.179	0.093	1.432
	90	0.23	0.037	0.158	0.305	2.834
	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	-0.24	0.06	-0.359	-0.12	3.096
	Urban fringe of large city	†	†	†	†	†
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.43	0.048	0.329	0.521	3.252
	Large town	-0.22	0.22	-0.656	0.224	2.159
	Small town	-0.05	1.096	-2.24	2.142	24.243
	Rural	0.61	0.074	0.466	0.761	2.193
Title 1	Yes	-0.48	0.089	-0.656	-0.301	4.043
	No	0.34	0.045	0.252	0.434	4.371
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.50	0.036	0.432	0.574	2.362
	Reduced price lunch	0.13	0.104	-0.081	0.334	1.548
	Free lunch	-0.43	0.059	-0.543	-0.309	2.566
	Information not available	-0.73	0.11	-0.945	-0.505	0.043
	Refused	-0.77	0.389	-1.545	0.011	4.366
	School not participating	-0.55	0	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	0.17	0.253	-0.333	0.68	7.08
	Yes	0.18	0.037	0.107	0.257	3.173
I am good at math	Omit	-1.30	0	-1.302	-1.302	†
	Agree	0.37	0.041	0.284	0.447	2.744
	Undecided	-0.04	0.056	-0.157	0.069	2.044
	Disagree	-0.25	0.06	-0.371	-0.13	1.036
Race	White	0.43	0.036	0.358	0.502	2.632
	Black	-0.51	0.07	-0.647	-0.367	1.109
	Hispanic	-0.52	0.064	-0.646	-0.388	1.834
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.09	0.182	-0.277	0.451	2.102
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	-0.15	0.131	-0.413	0.109	0.876
	Other	0.93	0.322	0.289	1.576	0.702
Sex	Male	0.21	0.045	0.121	0.3	2.138
	Female	0.15	0.043	0.067	0.238	2.414
† 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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