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

Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	0.12	0.038	0.048	0.199	3.323
LEP	Yes	-0.69	0.111	-0.909	-0.464	1.102
	No	0.17	0.039	0.093	0.247	3.46
SD	Yes	-0.40	0.095	-0.589	-0.21	0.884
	No	0.16	0.039	0.082	0.239	3.531
Year of birth	82	†	†	†	†	†
	83	0.25	0.581	-0.912	1.411	3.968
	84	-0.75	0.116	-0.984	-0.518	1.299
	85	0.08	0.046	-0.016	0.168	2.013
	86	0.22	0.038	0.147	0.299	2.011
	87	0.93	0.818	-0.705	2.565	2.464
	88	†	†	†	†	†
Type of location	Large city	-0.01	0.067	-0.139	0.129	2.908
	Mid-size city	0.12	0.093	-0.064	0.308	3.686
	Urban fringe of large city	0.32	0.083	0.152	0.484	4.193
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.26	0.06	0.142	0.381	0.574
	Large town	†	†	†	†	†
	Small town	0.16	0.097	-0.031	0.358	2.333
	Rural	-0.00	0.067	-0.136	0.134	1.549
Title 1	Yes	-0.14	0.069	-0.277	0	4.614
	No	0.25	0.053	0.145	0.355	4.152
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.40	0.05	0.301	0.502	3.299
	Reduced price lunch	-0.06	0.098	-0.257	0.137	1.72
	Free lunch	-0.28	0.048	-0.379	-0.185	2.236
	Information not available	-0.11	0.274	-0.657	0.437	2.73
	Refused	0.09	†	†	†	†
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	0.13	0.082	-0.037	0.289	3.39
	Yes	0.12	0.044	0.035	0.211	3.559
Math course taken	Omit	0.61	0.458	-0.304	1.528	0.448
	Eighth-grade mathematics	-0.22	0.047	-0.312	-0.124	2.428
	Pre-algebra	0.07	0.048	-0.022	0.17	2.88
	Algebra I	-0.75	0.05	0.649	0.848	1.793
	Geometry	0.92	0.303	0.319	1.528	0.981
	Algebra II	0.14	0.325	-0.51	0.789	1.198
	Integrated or sequential math	-0.99	1.016	-3.02	1.04	2.073
	Other mathematics class	-0.57	0.179	-0.926	-0.211	0.813
Race	White	0.48	0.048	0.381	0.572	2.789
	Black	-0.46	0.082	-0.622	-0.295	2.226
	Hispanic	-0.15	0.046	-0.238	-0.055	2.237
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.53	0.11	0.311	0.753	1.095
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	0.65	0.339	-0.032	1.324	1.017
	Other	†	†	†	†	†
Sex	Male	0.11	0.05	0.005	0.204	2.811
	Female	0.14	0.037	0.07	0.217	1.62
† 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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