Table D-24b. Number and percentage of states that oversampled specific categories, by category: School year 2004-05
| Category | Percent of | |||||||||||
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| Number of states | All states [N=51] | States that used oversampling [n=13] | ||||||||||
| Did not use stratified random sampling1 | 13 | 25 | ‡ | |||||||||
| Oversampling not used | 25 | 49 | ‡ | |||||||||
| Disability category | 7 | 14 | 54 | |||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | 3 | 6 | 23 | |||||||||
| Initial evaluations | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| Speech/language | 2 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||
| Age or grade level | 2 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||
| Related services | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| English language learners | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| Educational environment | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| Previous year's dropouts | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
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‡ Not applicable. 1 In addition to other types of sampling, this includes child records not reviewed and nonresponse. NOTE: States could oversample more than one category, therefore, the Percent columns will not sum to 100. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, Evaluation of States' Monitoring and Improvement Practices Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B Monitoring Evaluation Questionnaire. |
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