What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 58,976 students that match these conditions:

  • Siblings = 4+ siblings

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

1 Father occupation +6.7%
2 Father edu +6.5%
3 Mother occupation +4.9%
4 Help in household +4.5%
5 Age +3.6%

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

1 Siblings +0.0%
2 Private tuition +0.1%
3 Gender +0.1%
4 Use calculator +0.8%
5 Watch TV +1.7%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 0.1% 0.1% 0.4% 0.2% 0.2%
Age 3.6% 4.9% 4.9% 3.0% 3.1%
Siblings 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Father edu 6.5% 4.8% 11.3% 4.9% 4.2%
Mother edu 3.2% 1.9% 9.6% 2.5% 1.0%
Father occupation 6.7% 7.0% 10.0% 4.9% 4.8%
Mother occupation 4.9% 4.0% 8.3% 5.1% 6.4%
Below poverty 2.1% 1.5% 3.3% 1.1% 2.2%
Use calculator 0.8% 0.3% 2.7% 1.0% 0.2%
Use dictionary 1.9% 0.5% 4.3% 1.9% 0.8%
Read other books 1.7% 0.2% 4.4% 1.2% 1.4%
# Books 2.2% 1.2% 4.8% 2.2% 2.1%
Distance 2.0% 3.9% 1.7% 1.2% 1.8%
Computer use 3.4% 6.6% 3.8% 2.8% 3.9%
Library use 3.2% 4.5% 4.1% 2.8% 3.6%
Private tuition 0.1% 0.6% 0.1% 0.4% 0.7%
Watch TV 1.7% 2.6% 3.8% 1.7% 1.0%
Read magazine 2.4% 2.0% 4.8% 1.4% 1.9%
Read a book 3.3% 1.7% 6.5% 2.9% 2.3%
Play games 3.1% 3.6% 3.9% 4.0% 3.3%
Help in household 4.5% 3.9% 4.4% 3.9% 5.1%