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

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	-0.01	0.033	-0.077	0.055	2.776
LEP	Yes	-0.83	0.624	-2.079	0.416	1.139
	No	-0.01	0.033	-0.072	0.058	2.724
SD	Yes	-0.65	0.099	-0.847	-0.45	1.698
	No	0.08	0.029	0.02	0.137	2.173
Year of birth	86	†	†	†	†	†
	87	-0.16	0.186	-0.535	0.208	0.189
	88	-0.63	0.104	-0.838	-0.423	1.506
	89	-0.12	0.049	-0.216	-0.019	1.787
	90	0.08	0.035	0.008	0.149	2.165
	91	0.63	0.292	0.05	1.216	0.926
	92	†	†	†	†	†
Type of location	Large city	†	†	†	†	†
	Mid-size city	-0.09	0.067	-0.219	0.048	3.002
	Urban fringe of large city	0.71	0.192	0.323	1.091	2.814
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.11	0.045	0.018	0.2	1.925
	Large town	†	†	†	†	†
	Small town	-0.13	0.09	-0.314	0.047	4.18
	Rural	-0.12	0.097	-0.309	0.079	3.975
Title 1	Yes	-0.28	0.046	-0.373	-0.19	3.34
	No	0.33	0.046	0.235	0.419	2.556
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.40	0.039	0.317	0.472	1.956
	Reduced price lunch	-0.07	0.075	-0.221	0.077	1.361
	Free lunch	-0.43	0.039	-0.504	-0.35	2.123
	Information not available	-1.30	†	†	†	†
	Refused	0.02	0.004	0.014	0.028	0
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	-0.20	0.084	-0.371	-0.034	5.096
	Yes	0.07	0.033	0	0.133	2.054
I am good at math	Omit	-1.29	0.141	-1.574	-1.01	1.102
	Agree	0.22	0.038	0.141	0.291	2.104
	Undecided	-0.12	0.052	-0.219	-0.013	1.783
	Disagree	-0.47	0.049	-0.566	-0.372	1.034
Race	White	0.36	0.035	0.285	0.426	1.906
	Black	-0.48	0.035	-0.545	-0.406	1.739
	Hispanic	-0.34	0.108	-0.551	-0.121	1.623
	Asian/Pacific Islander	1.33	0.229	0.868	1.784	0.872
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	-0.18	0.138	-0.459	0.091	0.66
	Other	†	†	†	†	†
Sex	Male	0.03	0.041	-0.05	0.115	1.995
	Female	-0.06	0.035	-0.128	0.01	1.683
† 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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