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Table 3 LS and QR estimates of the effects of covariate on mathematics achievement in primary school—second grade

From: Beyond the mean estimate: a quantile regression analysis of inequalities in educational outcomes using INVALSI survey data

 

LS

Mathematics—L2

QR

\(\theta = 0.1\)

\(\theta = 0.25\)

\(\theta = 0.5\)

\(\theta = 0.75\)

\(\theta = 0.9\)

p value equiv.test

(Intercept)

173.69

143.49

145.74

190.36

199.13

226.49

 
 

(1.90)

(2.56)

(2.68)

(2.25)

(3.31)

(3.74)

 

Female

−4.37

−2.85

−5.36

−5.55

−6.22

−7.21

< 0.01

 

(0.63)

(1.49)

(1.46)

(0.30)

(1.41)

(1.72)

 

Early enrolment

−4.11

0.03

−0.03

−4.49

−4.44

−11.93

0.15

 

(2.69)

(5.91)

(2.91)

(3.15)

(3.84)

(4.81)

 

Late enrolment

−8.55

−15.62

−13.66

−11.39

−3.72

−0.05

< 0.01

 

(2.49)

(4.10)

(3.78)

(3.98)

(4.77)

(3.71)

 

Kindergarten:yes

3.25

3.57

3.44

5.23

4.29

2.29

0.70

 

(1.55)

(2.53)

(2.12)

(2.94)

(2.81)

(2.62)

 

Immigrant

−11.53

−10.38

−8.01

−11.58

−15.35

−14.22

< 0.01

 

(1.10)

(2.12)

(1.71)

(1.79)

(2.17)

(2.07)

 

Centre-Italy

−0.25

−0.72

0.01

0.02

0.01

0.00

0.90

 

(0.88)

(1.56)

(0.83)

(0.47)

(1.61)

(1.89)

 

South-Italy

−5.79

−6.81

−1.92

−1.31

0.40

2.29

< 0.01

 

(1.42)

(0.59)

(1.78)

(2.35)

(1.40)

(1.82)

 

Pared

1.98

1.82

2.03

2.11

2.02

1.90

< 0.05

 

(0.07)

(0.14)

(0.07)

(0.06)

(0.13)

(0.2)

 
  1. In Italic estimates with p < 0.05. Standard errors in parenthesis computed with non-clustered bootstrap estimation. In the last column the p value of the equivalence test (equiv.test) results