What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 37,192 students that match these conditions:

  • Siblings = 3 siblings

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

1 Father occupation +7.5%
2 Father edu +7.3%
3 Mother edu +6.1%
4 Mother occupation +5.9%
5 Help in household +4.8%

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

1 Siblings +0.0%
2 Gender +0.3%
3 Private tuition +0.9%
4 Watch TV +1.4%
5 Distance +1.8%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 0.3% 0.2% 1.8% 0.2% 0.1%
Age 3.6% 3.7% 5.9% 3.9% 3.5%
Siblings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Father edu 7.3% 4.7% 13.5% 5.8% 4.7%
Mother edu 6.1% 3.6% 13.4% 4.2% 2.1%
Father occupation 7.5% 7.8% 13.0% 6.2% 4.9%
Mother occupation 5.9% 6.7% 10.4% 5.4% 4.1%
Below poverty 2.1% 1.1% 4.0% 1.3% 1.9%
Use calculator 2.3% 1.0% 4.1% 2.2% 1.6%
Use dictionary 2.6% 1.4% 5.2% 2.0% 1.3%
Read other books 2.5% 0.4% 6.0% 2.1% 1.7%
# Books 3.3% 2.7% 7.2% 3.0% 2.2%
Distance 1.8% 2.3% 1.4% 2.4% 2.1%
Computer use 3.9% 6.7% 3.3% 3.7% 4.8%
Library use 2.3% 2.9% 4.0% 2.6% 2.5%
Private tuition 0.9% 1.7% 0.7% 0.9% 0.1%
Watch TV 1.4% 1.6% 3.1% 2.0% 0.9%
Read magazine 2.3% 1.5% 5.4% 1.6% 1.7%
Read a book 3.6% 2.0% 7.1% 3.1% 2.0%
Play games 3.0% 3.3% 4.3% 3.4% 2.1%
Help in household 4.8% 4.3% 5.0% 4.4% 5.4%