What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 74,059 students that match these conditions:

  • Below poverty = Yes

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

1 Father occupation +6.1%
2 Father edu +5.5%
3 Help in household +5.2%
4 Mother edu +4.3%
5 Mother occupation +4.2%

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

1 Below poverty +0.0%
2 Gender +0.3%
3 Private tuition +0.7%
4 Siblings +1.3%
5 Distance +1.3%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 0.3% 0.1% 0.9% 0.0% 0.3%
Age 3.4% 2.9% 6.3% 3.4% 2.9%
Siblings 1.3% 2.6% 5.9% 0.9% 1.4%
Father edu 5.5% 3.0% 11.5% 3.4% 3.3%
Mother edu 4.3% 1.1% 10.8% 3.1% 2.9%
Father occupation 6.1% 6.4% 10.4% 4.2% 3.6%
Mother occupation 4.2% 3.0% 8.0% 2.4% 4.7%
Below poverty 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Use calculator 1.5% 0.4% 2.9% 1.5% 1.2%
Use dictionary 2.1% 0.5% 4.5% 1.9% 1.3%
Read other books 2.1% 0.1% 5.3% 1.3% 1.6%
# Books 2.6% 1.3% 4.8% 2.1% 2.2%
Distance 1.3% 2.7% 0.5% 1.4% 1.7%
Computer use 4.0% 6.5% 4.4% 3.8% 5.0%
Library use 2.8% 3.4% 4.2% 2.7% 3.2%
Private tuition 0.7% 1.3% 0.5% 0.8% 0.1%
Watch TV 1.6% 1.9% 4.5% 1.5% 0.8%
Read magazine 2.2% 1.1% 5.5% 1.5% 1.1%
Read a book 2.9% 1.5% 6.7% 2.6% 1.5%
Play games 3.2% 2.5% 4.6% 4.0% 3.0%
Help in household 5.2% 4.5% 5.0% 5.0% 6.2%