Normit estimates for Connecticut, grade 8 mathematics state assessment (accommodations not permitted [R2]): 2000
Variable |
Values |
Estimate |
Standard error |
Lower |
Upper |
Design effect |
Overall |
† |
0.40 |
0.034 |
0.332 |
0.47 |
2.439 |
LEP |
Yes |
-0.95 |
0.937 |
-0.909 |
-0.464 |
4.861 |
No |
0.42 |
0.03 |
0.355 |
0.476 |
1.914 |
SD |
Yes |
-0.20 |
0.108 |
-0.411 |
0.019 |
1.178 |
No |
0.43 |
0.034 |
0.365 |
0.502 |
2.326 |
Year of birth |
82 |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
83 |
-1.23 |
0.221 |
-1.674 |
-0.79 |
0.485 |
84 |
-0.95 |
0.174 |
-1.298 |
-0.604 |
1.195 |
85 |
0.16 |
0.062 |
0.039 |
0.289 |
1.837 |
86 |
0.50 |
0.032 |
0.436 |
0.564 |
1.675 |
87 |
0.18 |
0.238 |
-0.299 |
0.651 |
0.621 |
88 |
0.03 |
0.891 |
-1.751 |
1.809 |
4.013 |
Type of location |
Large city |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
Mid-size city |
-0.34 |
0.076 |
-0.492 |
-0.188 |
3.064 |
Urban fringe of large city |
0.74 |
0.053 |
0.635 |
0.846 |
1.871 |
Urban fringe of mid-size city |
0.51 |
0.044 |
0.424 |
0.598 |
1.43 |
Large town |
0.82 |
0.302 |
0.214 |
1.42 |
2.464 |
Small town |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
Rural |
0.66 |
0.067 |
0.531 |
0.797 |
2.015 |
Title 1 |
Yes |
-0.66 |
0.153 |
-0.961 |
-0.349 |
4.126 |
No |
0.50 |
0.042 |
0.416 |
0.585 |
3.71 |
School lunch |
Student not eligible |
0.67 |
0.031 |
0.607 |
0.73 |
1.611 |
Reduced price lunch |
-0.00 |
0.087 |
-0.176 |
0.171 |
0.811 |
Free lunch |
-0.52 |
0.086 |
-0.693 |
-0.347 |
3.334 |
Information not available |
0.15 |
0.193 |
-0.233 |
0.539 |
6.062 |
Refused |
-1.33 |
† |
† |
† |
† |
School not participating |
1.12 |
0.244 |
0.629 |
1.603 |
2.554 |
MSA flag |
No |
0.57 |
0.071 |
0.432 |
0.717 |
1.928 |
Yes |
0.38 |
0.038 |
0.299 |
0.452 |
2.526 |
Math course taken |
Omit |
-0.04 |
0.306 |
-0.654 |
0.57 |
1.101 |
Eighth-grade mathematics |
-0.09 |
0.052 |
-0.193 |
0.017 |
2.729 |
Pre-algebra |
0.33 |
0.056 |
0.219 |
0.441 |
3.131 |
Algebra I |
1.16 |
0.047 |
1.068 |
1.258 |
1.711 |
Geometry |
0.28 |
0.594 |
-0.903 |
1.471 |
4.758 |
Algebra II |
0.22 |
0.2 |
-0.177 |
0.621 |
0.932 |
Integrated or sequential math |
0.31 |
0.323 |
-0.341 |
0.95 |
2.484 |
Other mathematics class |
-0.25 |
0.196 |
-0.643 |
0.14 |
1.415 |
Race |
White |
0.72 |
0.026 |
0.672 |
0.776 |
1.288 |
Black |
-0.52 |
0.051 |
-0.624 |
-0.42 |
1.092 |
Hispanic |
-0.42 |
0.058 |
-0.533 |
-0.301 |
1.088 |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.53 |
0.147 |
0.233 |
0.822 |
1.016 |
American Indian/Alaskan Native |
0.27 |
0.246 |
-0.227 |
0.756 |
0.825 |
Other |
-0.30 |
0.286 |
-0.875 |
0.269 |
1.158 |
Sex |
Male |
0.47 |
0.044 |
0.384 |
0.558 |
1.949 |
Female |
0.33 |
0.039 |
0.249 |
0.405 |
1.604 |
Last updated 13 August 2008 (KL)
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