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. 2015 Aug 28;10(8):e0136165. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136165

Table 5. Final model estimates for fixed effects, reading and science.

Reading score a Science score a
Model Final Final
Parameter Estimate 95% CI Sig Estimate 95% CI Sig
Intercept 2762.7 2333.4–3192.0 .000 3011.7 2555.1–3468.2 .000
Gifted status
No -173.3 -(195.6–151.0) .000 -232.3 -(258.0–206.5) .000
Yes 0 b . . 0 b . .
Limited English Proficiency
No 114.3 94.7–134.0 .000 151.9 129.6–174.2 .000
Yes 0 b . . 0 b . .
Ethnic group
Native American 11.4 -160.9–183.8 .897 -120.1 -319.7–79.6 .239
Asian -32.4 -69.2–4.3 .084 -11.8 -54.2–30.6 .585
African American -133.0 -(159.2–106.8) .000 -187.9 -(217.8–157.9) .000
Hispanic -85.9 -(106.5–65.3) .000 -108.5 -(132.2–84.8) .000
Caucasian 0 b . . 0 b . .
Mobility
Moved to a different district between the fall and spring -56.0 -(83.4–28.5) .000 -59.2 -(89.2–29.3) .000
Moved to a different school between the fall and spring -45.0 -(79.3–10.8) .010 -72.8 -(111.7–34.0) .000
Stayed the whole year 0 b . . 0 b . .
Eligibility to free or reduced lunch
Free lunch -76.4 -(96.2–56.6) .000 -80.0 -(102.6–57.4) .000
Reduced lunch -70.0 -(98.7–41.3) .000 -67.5 -(100.3–34.6) .000
Not eligible 0 b . . 0 b . .
Gender
Male -27.6 -(40.4–14.9) .000 44.4 29.6–59.1 .000
Female 0 b . . 0 b . .
Teachers’ highest degree
Bachelor’s degree -9.8 -35.5–15.9 .452 -26.6 -53.9-.8 .057
Master’s degree 0 b . . 0 b . .
Days absent no illness -3.1 -(4.7–1.6) .000 -4.6 -(6.5–2.8) .000
Ventilation rate [l/s per person] 4.3 -.5–9.1 .078 4.6 -.5–9.7 .074
Indoor T [°C] -7.4 -18.0–3.1 .167 -12.4 -(23.5–1.2) .031
Ventilation rates ≥ 7.1 l/s per person filtered
Ventilation rate [l/s per person] 16.0 8.9–23.1 .000 11.1 3.0–19.1 .008
Indoor T [°C] -6.5 -16.3–3.2 .189 -11.3 -(22.5-.2) .046

a Dependent variables

b This parameter is set to zero because it is redundant