Table 5.
DVAR for smaller sample of children whose DVAR is greater than or equal to 40% (n = 102) predicted from fall to spring (Time) by reading comprehension, language, and school FARL
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| Fixed Effect | Coefficient | SE | t-ratio | df | p-value | |
| January DVAR (intercept) | 50.46 | 1.89 | 26.69 | 27 | <0.001 | |
| Effect of SCHFARL | 0.24 | 0.05 | 4.15 | 27 | <0.001 | |
| Time (mean change/month) | −1.91 | 0.32 | −6.01 | 67 | <0.001 | |
| Effect of SCHFARL | 0.02 | 0.008 | 2.60 | 67 | 0.012 | |
| Reading Comprehension | −0.36 | 0.12 | −3.03 | 67 | 0.004 | |
| Language | −0.04 | 0.02 | −1.87 | 67 | 0.065 | |
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| Random Effect | SD | Variance | d.f. | χ2 | p-value | |
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| Intercept,r0 | 12.08 | 146.08 | 73 | 191.73 | <0.001 | |
| level-1, e | 13.91 | 193.45 | ||||
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| Final estimation of level-3 variance components | ||||||
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| Random Effect | SD | Variance | d.f. | χ2 | p-value | |
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| Intercept, u00 | 0.19 | 0.038 | 27 | 24.83 | >.500 | |
Note. Deviance = 1729.96. School FARL (SCHFARL) is centered at the sample grand mean. Reading comprehension and Language are time varying covariates.