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Table 3 IV 2SLS estimates of the first stage model, dependent variable: friends in the classroom

From: Introduction to instrumental variables and their application to large-scale assessment data

Predictors

Friends (for reading)

Friends (for mathematics)

Friends (for science)

Distance

−0.0027*** (0.0004)

−0.0027*** (0.0004)

−0.0028*** (0.0004)

PISA 2009 score

−0.0005*** (0.0001)

−0.0004** (0.0001)

−0.0004** (0.0001)

ESCS

−0.0240** (0.0101)

−0.0240** (0.0102)

−0.0249** (0.0102)

Live in the countryside

0.0047 (0.0173)

0.0043 (0.0174)

0.0062 (0.0173)

Type of school

General comprehensive

(Reference category)

Vocational with comprehensive program

−0.0421* (0.0241)

−0.0415* (0.0237)

−0.0383 (0.0239)

Basic vocational school

0.0421 (0.0346)

0.0543 (0.0332)

0.0564* (0.0332)

Female

−0.0119 (0.0170)

−0.0338* (.0177)

−0.0278 (0.0172)

N

4951

4951

4951

F (excluded instrument)

41.7518

39.9005

41.821

Adj. R2

0.0272

0.0266

0.0266

  1. Standard errors in parentheses
  2. * p < 0.1; ** p < 0.05; *** p < 0.01