What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 7,045 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Chattisgarh

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

1 Father occupation +11.2%
2 Father edu +8.3%
3 Mother edu +7.9%
4 Siblings +6.4%
5 Help in household +6.0%

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

1 Private tuition +0.3%
2 Gender +0.4%
3 Distance +0.8%
4 Below poverty +1.0%
5 Read other books +1.6%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 0.4% 0.2% 1.2% 0.1% 0.8%
Age 5.7% 6.8% 6.3% 5.5% 9.6%
Siblings 6.4% 3.9% 12.0% 5.4% 7.8%
Father edu 8.3% 5.5% 16.8% 6.3% 6.1%
Mother edu 7.9% 2.3% 17.8% 7.4% 3.9%
Father occupation 11.2% 10.5% 13.1% 12.6% 8.9%
Mother occupation 5.6% 4.3% 32.2% 5.5% 4.8%
Below poverty 1.0% 1.0% 1.6% 0.5% 1.1%
Use calculator 2.0% 0.7% 3.9% 1.5% 1.8%
Use dictionary 2.6% 2.3% 4.6% 1.9% 2.4%
Read other books 1.6% 1.0% 3.5% 0.7% 1.6%
# Books 3.3% 1.6% 5.9% 3.0% 2.7%
Distance 0.8% 1.2% 6.4% 1.2% 1.8%
Computer use 4.3% 3.5% 7.2% 4.3% 3.9%
Library use 3.2% 4.4% 6.0% 3.5% 4.0%
Private tuition 0.3% 1.9% 0.6% 0.9% 0.2%
Watch TV 4.3% 4.2% 7.9% 3.0% 5.0%
Read magazine 2.0% 1.6% 3.8% 0.8% 1.4%
Read a book 3.5% 5.2% 6.7% 3.3% 4.3%
Play games 3.2% 4.7% 6.6% 2.7% 3.5%
Help in household 6.0% 5.5% 11.9% 5.8% 7.2%