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Normit estimates for South Carolina, grade 4 mathematics state assessment (accommodations permitted [R3]): 2000
Variable Values Estimate Standard error Lower Upper Design effect
Overall -0.01 0.033 -0.077 0.055 2.776
LEP Yes -0.83 0.624 -2.079 0.416 1.139
No -0.01 0.033 -0.072 0.058 2.724
SD Yes -0.65 0.099 -0.847 -0.45 1.698
No 0.08 0.029 0.02 0.137 2.173
Year of birth 86
87 -0.16 0.186 -0.535 0.208 0.189
88 -0.63 0.104 -0.838 -0.423 1.506
89 -0.12 0.049 -0.216 -0.019 1.787
90 0.08 0.035 0.008 0.149 2.165
91 0.63 0.292 0.05 1.216 0.926
92
Type of location Large city
Mid-size city -0.09 0.067 -0.219 0.048 3.002
Urban fringe of large city 0.71 0.192 0.323 1.091 2.814
Urban fringe of mid-size city 0.11 0.045 0.018 0.2 1.925
Large town
Small town -0.13 0.09 -0.314 0.047 4.18
Rural -0.12 0.097 -0.309 0.079 3.975
Title 1 Yes -0.28 0.046 -0.373 -0.19 3.34
No 0.33 0.046 0.235 0.419 2.556
School lunch Student not eligible 0.40 0.039 0.317 0.472 1.956
Reduced price lunch -0.07 0.075 -0.221 0.077 1.361
Free lunch -0.43 0.039 -0.504 -0.35 2.123
Information not available -1.30
Refused 0.02 0.004 0.014 0.028 0
School not participating
MSA flag No -0.20 0.084 -0.371 -0.034 5.096
Yes 0.07 0.033 0 0.133 2.054
I am good at math Omit -1.29 0.141 -1.574 -1.01 1.102
Agree 0.22 0.038 0.141 0.291 2.104
Undecided -0.12 0.052 -0.219 -0.013 1.783
Disagree -0.47 0.049 -0.566 -0.372 1.034
Race White 0.36 0.035 0.285 0.426 1.906
Black -0.48 0.035 -0.545 -0.406 1.739
Hispanic -0.34 0.108 -0.551 -0.121 1.623
Asian/Pacific Islander 1.33 0.229 0.868 1.784 0.872
American Indian/Alaskan Native -0.18 0.138 -0.459 0.091 0.66
Other
Sex Male 0.03 0.041 -0.05 0.115 1.995
Female -0.06 0.035 -0.128 0.01 1.683
† 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.
Last updated 13 August 2008 (KL)

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