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NAEP Technical DocumentationNormit estimates for Rhode Island, grade 8 mathematics state assessment (accommodations not permitted [R2]): 2000

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.16	0.023	0.115	0.206	1.098
LEP	Yes	-0.47	0.678	-0.909	-0.464	1.754
	No	0.16	0.021	0.121	0.207	0.966
SD	Yes	-0.39	0.109	-0.61	-172	1.534
	No	0.21	0.017	0.176	0.245	0.607
Year of birth	82	†	†	†	†	†
	83	-0.93	0.225	-1.376	-0.476	1.045
	84	-0.83	0.193	-1.22	-0.448	2.444
	85	-0.11	0.053	-0.212	0.001	1.329
	86	0.27	0.02	0.231	0.313	0.7
	87	0.61	0.365	-0.119	1.339	0.908
	88	0.13	0	†	†	†
Type of location	Large city	†	†	†	†	†
	Mid-size city	-0.26	0.04	-0.344	-0.185	1.267
	Urban fringe of large city	†	†	†	†	†
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.34	0.025	0.294	0.395	0.726
	Large town	0.17	0.119	-0.071	0.404	0.779
	Small town	0.76	0.185	0.393	1.134	2.3
	Rural	0.34	0.122	0.095	0.583	3.975
Title 1	Yes	-0.41	0.045	-0.501	-0.322	0.651
	No	0.23	0.025	0.183	0.283	1.203
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.39	0.023	0.344	0.436	0.771
	Reduced price lunch	-0.11	0.109	-0.325	0.111	1.449
	Free lunch	-0.40	0.04	-0.482	-0.324	1.113
	Information not available	-0.30	0.163	-0.628	0.026	2.124
	Refused	†	†	†	†	†
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	0.50	0.079	0.339	0.654	1.546
	Yes	0.13	0.024	0.084	0.179	1.064
Math course taken	Omit	-1.20	0.373	-1.949	-0.458	0.841
	Eighth-grade mathematics	-0.23	0.041	-0.309	-0.145	1.336
	Pre-algebra	-0.08	0.027	-0.129	-0.021	0.879
	Algebra I	0.82	0.04	0.741	0.901	1.199
	Geometry	0.08	0.206	-0.329	0.494	0.738
	Algebra II	0.49	0.215	0.064	0.923	0.899
	Integrated or sequential math	-0.06	0.291	-0.643	0.518	0.848
	Other mathematics class	-0.59	0.167	-0.927	-0.258	1.23
Race	White	0.34	0.025	0.292	0.392	1.071
	Black	-0.59	0.075	-0.736	-0.435	0.9
	Hispanic	-0.54	0.056	-0.647	-0.424	1.374
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.12	0.105	-0.095	0.327	0.953
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	-0.23	0.15	-0.527	0.073	1.056
	Other	0.94	1.546	-2.151	4.028	4.001
Sex	Male	0.17	0.031	0.104	0.228	1.001
	Female	0.15	0.031	0.092	0.216	1.01
† 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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