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NAEP Technical DocumentationNormit estimates for Rhode Island, grade 8 mathematics state assessment (accommodations permitted [R3]): 2000

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.02	0.029	-0.04	0.075	1.537
LEP	Yes	-1.57	0.264	-2.098	-1.041	2.547
	No	0.06	0.029	0.005	0.123	1.7
SD	Yes	-0.85	0.13	-1.104	-0.585	3.055
	No	0.16	0.025	0.11	0.21	1.183
Year of birth	82	†	†	†	†	†
	83	-1.32	0.385	-2.087	-0.547	0.978
	84	-0.86	0.153	-1.161	-0.549	1.301
	85	-0.38	0.072	-0.526	-0.24	2.171
	86	0.19	0.025	0.143	0.242	0.954
	87	0.61	0.365	-0.119	1.339	0.908
	88	0.13	0	†	†	†
Type of location	Large city	†	†	†	†	†
	Mid-size city	-0.42	0.059	-0.535	-0.297	2.714
	Urban fringe of large city	†	†	†	†	†
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.18	0.05	0.077	0.279	2.499
	Large town	0.26	0.085	0.089	0.427	0.437
	Small town	0.85	0.204	0.445	1.262	2.406
	Rural	0.46	0.077	0.305	0.614	1.864
Title 1	Yes	-0.60	0.112	-0.82	-0.373	3.135
	No	0.10	0.035	0.027	0.168	2.131
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.30	0.03	0.244	0.362	1.173
	Reduced price lunch	-0.20	0.092	-0.379	-0.013	1.15
	Free lunch	-0.61	0.061	-0.73	-0.484	2.191
	Information not available	-0.54	0.177	-0.896	-0.187	2.937
	Refused	†	†	†	†	†
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	0.40	0.163	0.074	0.724	6.009
	Yes	-0.01	0.029	-0.07	0.044	1.382
Math course taken	Omit	-1.20	0.373	-1.949	-0.458	0.841
	Eighth-grade mathematics	-0.42	0.048	-0.519	-0.327	1.808
	Pre-algebra	-0.16	0.037	-0.233	-0.087	1.41
	Algebra I	0.77	0.05	0.672	0.873	1.747
	Geometry	0.11	0.203	-0.299	0.512	0.608
	Algebra II	0.16	0.232	-0.309	0.619	1.094
	Integrated or sequential math	-0.39	0.211	-0.814	0.03	0.887
	Other mathematics class	-0.70	0.107	-0.909	-0.481	0.466
Race	White	0.23	0.033	0.162	0.293	1.629
	Black	-0.66	0.068	-0.794	-0.52	0.93
	Hispanic	-0.75	0.082	-0.911	-0.583	2.17
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.03	0.123	-0.214	0.277	1.132
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	-0.39	0.155	-0.697	-0.076	1.138
	Other	0.94	1.546	-2.151	4.028	4.001
Sex	Male	-0.01	0.038	-0.086	0.067	1.351
	Female	0.05	0.032	-0.018	0.112	1.011
† 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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