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

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.33	0.037	0.256	0.404	3.483
LEP	Yes	-0.44	0.161	-0.766	-0.122	2.478
	No	0.38	0.035	0.312	0.451	3.053
SD	Yes	-0.24	0.183	-0.608	0.125	2.377
	No	0.36	0.038	0.286	0.439	3.706
Year of birth	86	†	†	†	†	†
	87	-0.32	0	†	†	†
	88	-0.29	0.131	-0.547	-0.022	1.214
	89	0.31	0.041	0.228	0.393	1.663
	90	0.37	0.043	0.28	0.451	2.745
	91	1.50	0.298	0.905	2.098	1.611
	92	†	†	†	†	†
Type of location	Large city	0.30	0.082	0.137	0.464	5.062
	Mid-size city	0.28	0.093	0.091	0.464	4.283
	Urban fringe of large city	0.57	0.066	0.433	0.696	2.395
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.16	0.175	-0.188	0.511	6.211
	Large town	0.50	0.002	0.493	0.503	0
	Small town	0.09	0.102	-0.114	0.292	2.702
	Rural	0.32	0.113	0.091	0.544	4.222
Title 1	Yes	0.04	0.049	-0.056	0.14	3.802
	No	0.67	0.043	0.581	0.755	2.384
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.64	0.042	0.556	0.726	2.439
	Reduced price lunch	0.23	0.074	0.079	0.373	1.18
	Free lunch	-0.06	0.046	-0.154	0.029	2.319
	Information not available	0.52	0.261	-0.002	1.04	4.469
	Refused	0.45	0.468	-0.49	1.38	1.438
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	0.20	0.079	0.037	0.352	2.788
	Yes	0.35	0.042	0.27	0.437	3.643
† 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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