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Student sample sizes and target population in NAEP arts at grade 8, by subject: 2008
Subject Sample size Target population
Music 4,000 3,755,000
Visual arts 3,900 3,823,000
NOTE: The sample size is rounded to the nearest hundred. The target population is rounded to the nearest thousand.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2008 Arts Assessment.

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