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

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.07	0.042	-0.011	0.158	3.786
LEP	Yes	-0.99	0.165	-1.325	-0.663	1.56
	No	0.15	0.041	0.067	0.23	3.699
SD	Yes	-0.68	0.128	-0.933	-0.419	1.357
	No	0.13	0.043	0.047	0.219	3.925
Year of birth	82	†	†	†	†	†
	83	0.40	0.788	-1.177	1.973	5.291
	84	-0.70	0.109	-0.915	-0.48	1.439
	85	0.01	0.049	-0.091	0.104	2.012
	86	0.19	0.045	0.096	0.278	2.545
	87	0.93	0.818	-0.705	2.565	2.464
	88	†	†	†	†	†
Type of location	Large city	-0.03	0.074	-0.18	0.118	3.382
	Mid-size city	-0.01	0.107	-0.226	0.2	4.779
	Urban fringe of large city	0.17	0.112	-0.057	0.393	5.513
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.29	0.057	0.175	0.404	0.532
	Large town	†	†	†	†	†
	Small town	0.23	0.06	0.112	0.353	0.886
	Rural	0.10	0.077	-0.053	0.255	2.284
Title 1	Yes	-0.25	0.08	-0.411	-0.091	4.977
	No	0.24	0.058	0.12	0.352	4.907
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.36	0.052	0.259	0.468	3.311
	Reduced price lunch	-0.05	0.097	-0.245	0.141	1.64
	Free lunch	-0.34	0.055	-0.452	-0.231	2.406
	Information not available	0.14	0.231	-0.32	0.602	2.325
	Refused	0.09	†	†	†	†
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	0.20	0.049	0.102	0.299	1.318
	Yes	0.05	0.049	-0.049	0.146	3.877
Math course taken	Omit	0.61	0.458	-0.304	1.528	0.448
	Eighth-grade mathematics	-0.28	0.054	-0.385	-0.169	2.767
	Pre-algebra	0.08	0.043	-0.005	0.168	2.43
	Algebra I	0.74	0.054	0.627	0.843	2.086
	Geometry	0.81	0.292	0.227	1.393	0.904
	Algebra II	-0.31	0.464	-1.234	0.621	1.54
	Integrated or sequential math	-2.60	0.637	-3.869	-1.323	0.839
	Other mathematics class	-0.93	0.159	-1.251	-0.617	0.658
Race	White	0.46	0.045	0.368	0.547	2.428
	Black	-0.47	0.085	-0.64	-0.298	2.098
	Hispanic	-0.25	0.057	-0.366	-0.137	2.862
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.52	0.126	0.269	0.773	1.278
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	0.43	0.327	-0.226	1.079	1.315
	Other	†	†	†	†	†
Sex	Male	0.05	0.056	-0.062	0.16	3.224
	Female	0.10	0.04	0.019	0.18	1.736
† 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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