What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 68,398 students that match these conditions:

  • Below poverty = No

The factors that influence the marks the most (and their impact in marks) are:

1 Father occupation +12.9%
2 Father edu +12.6%
3 Mother edu +12.1%
4 Mother occupation +10.6%
5 # Books +6.3%

The factors that influence the marks the least (and their impact in marks) are:

1 Below poverty +0.0%
2 Distance +0.6%
3 Gender +0.9%
4 Private tuition +1.7%
5 Watch TV +2.6%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 0.9% 0.3% 2.2% 0.1% 0.7%
Age 5.5% 5.5% 10.3% 4.4% 3.8%
Siblings 4.0% 1.4% 11.0% 4.1% 1.9%
Father edu 12.6% 7.5% 21.2% 12.1% 9.0%
Mother edu 12.1% 5.1% 20.4% 12.6% 9.0%
Father occupation 12.9% 8.4% 20.9% 12.3% 10.4%
Mother occupation 10.6% 6.5% 16.0% 9.9% 9.0%
Below poverty 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Use calculator 3.4% 1.2% 6.6% 3.5% 2.5%
Use dictionary 4.5% 2.1% 8.1% 4.4% 2.9%
Read other books 4.1% 1.6% 7.6% 3.7% 3.2%
# Books 6.3% 3.5% 10.6% 6.1% 5.0%
Distance 0.6% 2.3% 2.6% 0.9% 0.7%
Computer use 3.7% 6.3% 7.3% 3.3% 3.0%
Library use 2.9% 3.0% 6.3% 2.7% 3.3%
Private tuition 1.7% 1.3% 3.0% 1.7% 0.5%
Watch TV 2.6% 1.5% 6.2% 2.3% 1.5%
Read magazine 4.7% 2.5% 9.6% 3.2% 3.7%
Read a book 4.4% 2.7% 7.1% 4.3% 3.4%
Play games 3.9% 3.9% 4.7% 4.4% 3.0%
Help in household 4.9% 4.3% 5.6% 4.6% 6.1%