What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 7,789 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Andhra Pradesh

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

1 Mother occupation +10.1%
2 Father occupation +7.5%
3 Father edu +7.1%
4 Age +5.9%
5 Mother edu +5.8%

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

1 Private tuition +0.5%
2 Gender +0.6%
3 # Books +1.0%
4 Use calculator +1.0%
5 Below poverty +1.9%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 0.6% 0.1% 1.8% 0.7% 0.7%
Age 5.9% 2.3% 11.1% 6.0% 3.2%
Siblings 3.7% 2.3% 7.2% 3.7% 2.4%
Father edu 7.1% 7.8% 11.8% 4.0% 4.6%
Mother edu 5.8% 6.4% 11.8% 1.9% 9.4%
Father occupation 7.5% 6.4% 15.4% 3.0% 6.6%
Mother occupation 10.1% 5.0% 27.1% 10.1% 8.9%
Below poverty 1.9% 1.1% 3.8% 1.5% 1.1%
Use calculator 1.0% 0.7% 1.8% 0.3% 1.9%
Use dictionary 4.0% 2.5% 6.0% 3.5% 3.7%
Read other books 2.0% 0.5% 4.3% 1.3% 2.2%
# Books 1.0% 2.1% 3.0% 1.1% 2.7%
Distance 2.0% 0.5% 4.6% 1.4% 1.9%
Computer use 3.5% 4.6% 4.0% 2.3% 3.5%
Library use 3.4% 2.6% 5.6% 4.2% 4.1%
Private tuition 0.5% 0.7% 1.7% 1.1% 0.3%
Watch TV 2.5% 4.4% 2.1% 3.7% 6.7%
Read magazine 3.6% 1.9% 6.6% 2.8% 3.3%
Read a book 3.7% 2.6% 8.2% 1.9% 1.5%
Play games 3.6% 2.6% 8.3% 3.2% 1.7%
Help in household 4.1% 3.7% 7.2% 4.7% 2.5%