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

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.00	0.035	-0.067	0.073	3.107
LEP	Yes	-0.81	1.643	-4.096	2.475	3.272
	No	0.01	0.035	-0.065	0.076	3.182
SD	Yes	-0.68	0.121	-0.926	-0.442	2.034
	No	0.08	0.029	0.022	0.136	2.056
Year of birth	86	†	†	†	†	†
	87	-0.87	0.599	-2.068	0.328	0.932
	88	-0.49	0.103	-0.698	-0.287	1.341
	89	-0.12	0.053	-0.23	-0.017	1.964
	90	0.09	0.036	0.014	0.157	2.279
	91	0.73	0.331	0.071	1.394	0.961
	92	†	†	†	†	†
Type of location	Large city	†	†	†	†	†
	Mid-size city	-0.05	0.081	-0.211	0.112	4.138
	Urban fringe of large city	0.76	0.154	0.45	1.066	1.786
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.13	0.048	0.037	0.228	2.027
	Large town	†	†	†	†	†
	Small town	-0.15	0.056	-0.266	-0.041	1.684
	Rural	-0.10	0.105	-0.313	0.108	5.076
Title 1	Yes	-0.27	0.05	-0.369	-0.17	3.663
	No	0.34	0.042	0.256	0.425	2.302
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.42	0.034	0.351	0.488	1.641
	Reduced price lunch	0.03	0.065	-0.097	0.165	1.156
	Free lunch	-0.43	0.047	-0.521	-0.333	2.838
	Information not available	-1.30	†	†	†	†
	Refused	-0.04	0.012	-0.061	-0.013	0.005
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	-0.22	0.08	-0.381	-0.06	4.61
	Yes	0.10	0.037	0.02	0.169	2.563
I am good at math	Omit	-1.22	0.233	-1.685	-0.754	1.645
	Agree	0.22	0.038	0.141	0.295	2.183
	Undecided	-0.12	0.053	-0.22	-0.01	1.692
	Disagree	-0.40	0.043	-0.49	-0.318	0.899
Race	White	0.36	0.032	0.3	0.429	1.639
	Black	-0.46	0.047	-0.556	-0.368	2.894
	Hispanic	-0.29	0.088	-0.462	-0.108	1.245
	Asian/Pacific Islander	1.45	0.243	0.963	1.935	0.871
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	-0.34	0.221	-0.782	0.102	1.444
	Other	†	†	†	†	†
Sex	Male	0.03	0.044	-0.055	0.123	2.312
	Female	-0.03	0.035	-0.1	0.039	1.648
† 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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