NAEP Weighting Procedures - Normit Estimates for South Carolina, Grade 8 Mathematics State Assessment (Accommodations Not Permitted [R2]): 2000

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Normit estimates for South Carolina, grade 8 mathematics state assessment (accommodations not permitted [R2]): 2000
Variable	Values	Estimate	Standard error	Lower	Upper	Design effect
Overall	†	-0.08	0.036	-0.147	-0.004	3.16
LEP	Yes	-0.76	0.76	-0.909	-0.464	1.942
LEP	No	-0.07	0.036	-0.146	-0.002	3.174
SD	Yes	-0.96	0.148	-1.254	-0.661	1.674
SD	No	-0.01	0.033	-0.079	0.052	2.69
Year of birth	82	†	†	†	†	†
	83	-0.41	0.254	-0.92	0.094	1.074
	84	-0.87	0.085	-1.039	-0.7	1.114
	85	-0.24	0.049	-0.341	-0.144	1.76
	86	0.09	0.033	0.025	0.155	1.838
	87	0.06	0.482	-0.9	1.027	1.217
	88	-0.80	†	†	†	†
Type of location	Large city	†	†	†	†	†
	Mid-size city	0.00	0.091	-0.179	0.184	4.505
	Urban fringe of large city	0.29	0.119	0.049	0.523	1.127
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	0.06	0.064	-0.068	0.188	3.404
	Large town	†	†	†	†	†
	Small town	-0.27	0.048	-0.367	-0.174	1.396
	Rural	-0.23	0.079	-0.388	-0.074	2.876
Title 1	Yes	-0.33	0.088	-0.506	-0.153	5.207
Title 1	No	-0.01	0.041	-0.088	0.076	3.107
School lunch	Student not eligible	0.21	0.04	0.126	0.285	2.28
	Reduced price lunch	-0.13	0.078	-0.29	0.024	1.383
	Free lunch	-0.49	0.044	-0.579	-0.404	2.007
	Information not available	-0.36	1.017	-2.395	1.672	13.365
	Refused	†	†	†	†	††
	School not participating	†	†	†	†	†
MSA flag	No	-0.30	0.054	-0.407	-0.19	2.636
MSA flag	Yes	0.03	0.051	-0.076	0.127	4.193
Math course taken	Omit	0.54	0.103	0.334	0.746	0.273
	Eighth-grade mathematics	-0.42	0.043	-0.503	-0.331	1.915
	Pre-algebra	-0.29	0.043	-0.381	-0.208	2.828
	Algebra I	0.71	0.057	0.602	0.827	2.337
	Geometry	-0.36	0.648	-1.655	0.936	3.299
	Algebra II	-0.45	0.318	-1.084	0.186	1.67
	Integrated or sequential math	0.41	0.612	-0.812	1.633	1.702
	Other mathematics class	-0.51	0.198	-0.903	-0.113	1.273
Race	White	0.24	0.04	0.163	0.323	2.197
	Black	-0.51	0.036	-0.577	-0.435	1.745
	Hispanic	-0.45	0.092	-0.63	-0.263	1.087
	Asian/Pacific Islander	0.15	0.26	-0.369	0.671	1.25
	American Indian/Alaskan Native	-0.19	0.295	-0.778	0.401	2.331
	Other	†	†	†	†	†
Sex	Male	-0.08	0.046	-0.171	0.012	2.355
Sex	Female	-0.07	0.039	-0.149	0.005	1.965
† 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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