What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 44,934 students that match these conditions:

  • Siblings = 2 siblings

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

1 Father occupation +12.0%
2 Father edu +11.4%
3 Mother edu +9.7%
4 Mother occupation +8.8%
5 Help in household +5.8%

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

1 Siblings +0.0%
2 Distance +0.8%
3 Gender +1.3%
4 Private tuition +1.6%
5 Watch TV +2.4%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 1.3% 0.2% 3.5% 0.5% 0.9%
Age 3.9% 2.9% 8.1% 4.6% 2.2%
Siblings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Father edu 11.4% 7.5% 19.5% 9.4% 7.5%
Mother edu 9.7% 5.3% 16.4% 8.4% 7.0%
Father occupation 12.0% 10.4% 17.1% 9.9% 9.0%
Mother occupation 8.8% 6.9% 13.3% 6.8% 7.9%
Below poverty 3.6% 2.0% 6.3% 2.8% 3.5%
Use calculator 3.1% 1.7% 5.4% 2.8% 2.5%
Use dictionary 3.3% 1.6% 5.7% 2.9% 2.3%
Read other books 3.3% 0.9% 6.3% 2.3% 3.3%
# Books 4.9% 2.9% 7.9% 4.2% 3.9%
Distance 0.8% 2.3% 0.7% 1.1% 0.6%
Computer use 3.9% 6.7% 4.1% 3.9% 4.1%
Library use 3.1% 3.0% 6.2% 2.6% 3.5%
Private tuition 1.6% 1.7% 2.1% 1.5% 0.6%
Watch TV 2.4% 1.9% 4.9% 1.6% 1.7%
Read magazine 3.3% 1.5% 7.2% 1.9% 2.3%
Read a book 3.6% 2.6% 6.3% 3.4% 2.5%
Play games 3.1% 2.8% 5.0% 3.7% 2.9%
Help in household 5.8% 4.6% 6.0% 5.4% 7.2%