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NAEP Technical DocumentationProportion of variance of the group-defining contrasts accounted for by the principal components used in the population-structure model, age 17 mathematics long-term trend assessment: 2012
Type of contrast Number of contrasts Mean Minimum Maximum Number of contrasts by proportion1 of variance explained
0.00 - 0.70 0.70 - 0.80 0.80 - 0.90 0.90 - 0.95 0.95 - 1.00
1 (Total Variance – Residual Variance)/Total Variance, where Total Variance consists of both sampling and measurement error variance.
NOTE: SD/ELL = Students with disabilities/English language learners.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2012 Mathematics Long-Term Trend Assessment.
All contrasts 495 0.90 0.66 0.99 8 38 135 207 107
Student questionnaire 91 0.90 0.67 0.99 1 12 25 24 29
Major reporting variables 80 0.92 0.77 0.99 0 3 24 24 29
Interactions between reporting variables 292 0.90 0.66 0.99 7 19 76 150 40
SD/ELL questionnaire 32 0.89 0.76 0.99 0 4 10 9 9

Last updated 20 September 2013 (JL)