What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 3,707 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Chandigarh

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

1 Father occupation +10.4%
2 Father edu +10.2%
3 Mother edu +8.8%
4 Mother occupation +6.9%
5 Age +5.6%

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

1 Distance +0.7%
2 Gender +0.8%
3 Private tuition +1.3%
4 Read other books +1.8%
5 Use calculator +2.2%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 0.8% 0.5% 3.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Age 5.6% 6.2% 6.9% 6.1% 3.5%
Siblings 4.3% 6.4% 3.6% 4.8% 2.1%
Father edu 10.2% 11.6% 11.8% 9.9% 6.9%
Mother edu 8.8% 10.2% 9.0% 9.2% 6.3%
Father occupation 10.4% 10.7% 13.6% 10.9% 7.4%
Mother occupation 6.9% 10.3% 7.3% 8.3% 6.1%
Below poverty 3.2% 3.1% 3.9% 3.5% 2.4%
Use calculator 2.2% 2.8% 2.0% 2.1% 1.7%
Use dictionary 4.5% 4.9% 6.0% 4.1% 3.0%
Read other books 1.8% 1.1% 3.3% 0.8% 1.7%
# Books 3.1% 2.3% 4.6% 2.8% 2.6%
Distance 0.7% 1.9% 1.0% 1.3% 1.1%
Computer use 4.5% 3.3% 9.3% 3.6% 3.9%
Library use 2.4% 4.9% 5.0% 1.8% 2.4%
Private tuition 1.3% 0.3% 3.4% 0.5% 1.4%
Watch TV 3.4% 3.6% 6.2% 2.2% 2.8%
Read magazine 3.4% 3.2% 4.6% 3.0% 2.6%
Read a book 3.3% 2.3% 5.9% 1.9% 2.9%
Play games 2.6% 3.6% 2.8% 2.8% 1.8%
Help in household 3.3% 3.2% 6.5% 2.4% 2.9%