NAEP Technical DocumentationComputation of Base Weights for the 2014 Assessment

			School Base Weights  Student Base Weights

Every sampled school and student received a base weight equal to the reciprocal of its probability of selection. Computation of a school base weight varies by

• type of sampled school (original or substitute), and
• sampling frame (new school frame or not). 

Computation of a student base weight reflects

• the student's overall probability of selection accounting for school and student sampling,
• assignment to session type at the school- and student-level, and 
• the student's assignment to the civics, geography, U.S. history, or technology and engineering literacy (TEL) assessment. 

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