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Data Indicator National Standard National Sampling Error 1 Average Score (Base period value)2 Improvement Factor Method for Setting the Minimum Amount of Improvement
Absence of Maltreatment Recurrence  94.6  .60  93.8  1.006 State's baseline score is multiplied by the improvement factor to set the target for the amount of improvement to be obtained
Absence of Child Abuse or Neglect in Foster Care  99.68  .06  99.61  1.001 State's baseline score is multiplied by the improvement factor to set the target for the amount of improvement to be obtained
Permanency Composite 1: Timeliness and Permanency of Reunification  122.6  3.5  121.3  1.029 State's scaled baseline composite score is multiplied by the improvement factor to set the target for the amount of improvement to be obtained
Permanency Composite 2: Timeliness of Adoptions  106.4  4.3  104.0  1.041 State's scaled baseline composite score is multiplied by the improvement factor to set the target for the amount of improvement to be obtained
Permanency Composite 3: Achieving Permanency for Children in Foster Care for Long Periods of Time  121.7  3.3  119.2  1.028 State's scaled baseline composite score is multiplied by the improvement factor to set the target for the amount of improvement to be obtained
Permanency Composite 4: Placement Stability  101.5  3.0  98.7  1.030 State's scaled baseline composite score is multiplied by the improvement factor to set the target for the amount of improvement to be obtained

 

1Sampling Error associated with the source file (FFY2004) used to generate National Standards Back
2For Permanency Composites – average of the scaled composite Score of 5 highest States below the national standard. For Safety Data Indicators - average data indicator value for the 5 highest States below the national standard. Source file (FFY2004) Back

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