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Table 1 Descriptive statistics, mean and (standard deviations), on the outcome and the standardized predictors by geographical area (North West, North East, Centre, South, South and Islands)
From: Spatial variations of school-level determinants of reading achievement in Italy
| Â | North West | North East | Centre | South | South and Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Outcome | |||||
 WLE G08 | 0.44 (0.85) | 0.38 (0.70) | 0.21 (0.82) | − 0.43 (0.96) | − 0.79 (1.03) |
Predictors | |||||
 WLE G05 | 0.29 (0.79) | 0.20 (0.72) | 0.22 (0.90) | − 0.27 (1.1) | − 0.58 (1.18) |
 ESCS | 0.21 (0.96) | 0.24 (0.8) | 0.31 (0.89) | − 0.34 (1.01) | − 0.52 (1.02) |
 Number buildings | − 0.07 (0.86) | − 0.04 (0.91) | − 0.11 (0.89) | − 0.03 (1.00) | 0.29 (1.30) |
 Number classes | − 0.11 (0.91) | − 0.05 (0.88) | − 0.08 (1.01) | 0.27 (1.2) | 0.01 (0.95) |
 Female | 0.02 (1.00) | − 0.01 (0.98) | − 0.01 (1.06) | 0.01 (0.97) | − 0.02 (0.99) |
 Immigrant | 0.41 (1.13) | 0.53 (1.00) | 0.19 (0.87) | − 0.65 (0.47) | − 0.66 (0.47) |
 Late-enrolled | 0.21 (1.11) | 0.19 (0.96) | 0.04 (0.93) | − 0.40 (0.83) | − 0.12 (0.95) |