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Normit estimates for Rhode Island, grade 4 mathematics state assessment (accommodations permitted [R3]): 2000
Variable Values Estimate Standard error Lower Upper Design effect
Overall 0.14 0.04 0.059 0.22 3.713
LEP Yes -1.30 0.152 -1.603 -0.995 1.033
No 0.24 0.031 0.174 0.298 2.53
SD Yes -0.19 0.074 -0.334 -0.037 1.318
No 0.20 0.043 0.108 0.282 3.871
Year of birth 86 0.88
87
88 -0.99 0.315 -1.622 -0.363 2.601
89 -0.08 0.067 -0.217 0.051 1.599
90 0.20 0.045 0.109 0.287 3.863
91 0.76 0.348 0.062 1.454 0.986
92 -0.42 0.251 -0.919 0.086 0.426
Type of location Large city
Mid-size city -0.32 0.076 -0.473 -0.169 4.281
Urban fringe of large city
Urban fringe of mid-size city 0.41 0.056 0.299 0.521 4.546
Large town -0.05 0.062 -0.17 0.078 0.21
Small town 0.34 0.487 -0.63 1.316 9.975
Rural 0.48 0.074 0.33 0.626 2.019
Title 1 Yes -0.54 0.121 -0.785 -0.302 7.007
No 0.34 0.042 0.254 0.42 3.711
School lunch Student not eligible 0.50 0.032 0.439 0.568 2.049
Reduced price lunch -0.02 0.11 -0.237 0.204 1.504
Free lunch -0.49 0.061 -0.609 -0.364 2.508
Information not available -0.84 0.132 -1.105 -0.578 0.189
Refused -0.90 0.496 -1.894 0.089 12.121
School not participating -0.55 0
MSA flag No 0.36 0.171 0.018 0.701 4.801
Yes 0.12 0.043 0.037 0.21 3.997
I am good at math Omit
Agree 0.31 0.044 0.225 0.4 2.992
Undecided -0.05 0.069 -0.185 0.093 3.463
Disagree -0.29 0.064 -0.42 -0.166 1.278
Race White 0.40 0.033 0.338 0.47 2.375
Black -0.54 0.075 -0.691 -0.391 1.398
Hispanic -0.65 0.085 -0.823 -0.484 2.165
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.08 0.152 -0.228 0.379 1.656
American Indian/Alaskan Native -0.15 0.11 -0.366 0.075 0.765
Other 0.93 0.322 0.289 1.576 0.702
Sex Male 0.17 0.046 0.076 0.26 2.184
Female 0.11 0.046 0.018 0.201 2.676
† 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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