School-level inequality measurement based categorical data: a novel approach applied to PISA

Large-scale Assessments in Education

An IERI – International Educational Research Institute Journal

Table 1 Descriptive statistics HOMEPOS items.

Statistic	n	M	SD	Min	Median	Max	Description
ST011Q01TA	448,112	0.886	0.318	0	1	1	A desk to study at
ST011Q02TA	443,628	0.818	0.386	0	1	1	A room of your own
ST011Q03TA	447,922	0.878	0.328	0	1	1	A quiet place to study
ST011Q04TA	448,642	0.858	0.349	0	1	1	A computer you can use for school work
ST011Q05TA	439,751	0.522	0.500	0	1	1	Educational software
ST011Q06TA	448,498	0.897	0.304	0	1	1	A link to the Internet
ST011Q07TA	442,540	0.522	0.500	0	1	1	Classic literature
ST011Q08TA	442,974	0.483	0.500	0	0	1	Books of poetry
ST011Q09TA	443,413	0.599	0.490	0	1	1	Works of art
ST011Q10TA	446,376	0.824	0.381	0	1	1	Books to help you with your school work
ST011Q11TA	440,147	0.588	0.492	0	1	1	Technical reference books
ST011Q12TA	447,453	0.926	0.262	0	1	1	A dictionary
ST011Q16NA	441,943	0.561	0.496	0	1	1	Books on art, music or design
ST011D17TA	444,699	0.631	0.482	0	1	1	Country-specific item 1
ST011D18TA	429,510	0.612	0.487	0	1	1	Country-specific item 2
ST011D19TA	408,365	0.534	0.499	0	1	1	Country-specific item 3
ST012Q01TA	450,081	3.156	0.829	1	3	4	Televisions
ST012Q02TA	442,555	2.419	0.967	1	2	4	Cars
ST012Q03TA	439,415	2.506	0.839	1	2	4	Rooms with a bath or shower
ST012Q05NA	448,358	3.499	0.870	1	4	4	Cell phones with internet access
ST012Q06NA	448,500	2.847	1.003	1	3	4	Computers (desktop computer, portable laptop)
ST012Q07NA	443,428	2.116	1.040	1	2	4	Tablet computers
ST012Q08NA	442,489	1.326	0.685	1	1	4	E-books
ST012Q09NA	448,337	2.063	1.108	1	2	4	Musical instruments
ST013Q01TA	450,608	2.978	1.460	1	3	6	Number of books in your house
HOMEPOS	454,734	− 0.338	1.199	− 9.481	− 0.248	5.994	Home possessions index