What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 2,390 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Dadra & Nagar Haveli

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

1 Father occupation +16.1%
2 Computer use +15.5%
3 Father edu +10.1%
4 Library use +9.0%
5 Read a book +8.1%

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

1 Gender +0.4%
2 Use calculator +0.9%
3 Distance +1.4%
4 Private tuition +1.6%
5 Below poverty +1.8%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 0.4% 0.5% 0.9% 1.7% 0.9%
Age 2.9% 4.2% 12.7% 4.1% 11.6%
Siblings 3.4% 4.9% 8.1% 4.0% 2.8%
Father edu 10.1% 3.6% 22.8% 5.2% 6.3%
Mother edu 5.5% 3.9% 11.6% 7.0% 3.3%
Father occupation 16.1% 22.7% 17.7% 11.7% 14.3%
Mother occupation 5.4% 13.7% 24.9% 6.5% 7.4%
Below poverty 1.8% 0.9% 2.9% 1.8% 2.9%
Use calculator 0.9% 0.5% 3.7% 2.8% 3.3%
Use dictionary 3.0% 2.5% 7.0% 1.4% 3.2%
Read other books 3.2% 2.7% 3.7% 3.6% 1.3%
# Books 3.8% 3.0% 5.1% 7.3% 6.5%
Distance 1.4% 4.4% 2.5% 0.9% 2.3%
Computer use 15.5% 16.4% 14.7% 16.2% 16.2%
Library use 9.0% 14.8% 9.3% 8.3% 7.4%
Private tuition 1.6% 5.3% 8.4% 3.0% 2.7%
Watch TV 7.4% 10.6% 5.0% 2.5% 2.9%
Read magazine 6.3% 11.8% 4.4% 3.2% 3.9%
Read a book 8.1% 9.6% 8.2% 6.0% 5.3%
Play games 3.6% 6.8% 1.7% 2.7% 3.8%
Help in household 5.3% 7.3% 8.3% 5.9% 6.0%