What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 6,674 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Goa

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

1 Age +21.7%
2 Mother edu +20.8%
3 Father edu +19.8%
4 Mother occupation +18.0%
5 Father occupation +17.7%

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

1 Private tuition +1.3%
2 Distance +2.2%
3 Read other books +2.5%
4 Gender +2.8%
5 Read a book +5.0%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 2.8% 0.8% 4.7% 2.6% 3.1%
Age 21.7% 15.0% 52.6% 14.2% 11.5%
Siblings 9.4% 5.0% 14.6% 10.4% 8.1%
Father edu 19.8% 12.9% 28.4% 22.8% 16.1%
Mother edu 20.8% 12.7% 28.6% 25.1% 17.0%
Father occupation 17.7% 11.0% 24.8% 20.4% 16.6%
Mother occupation 18.0% 9.3% 26.9% 21.1% 14.7%
Below poverty 7.8% 4.5% 10.3% 8.8% 7.8%
Use calculator 5.9% 3.3% 8.6% 7.0% 5.2%
Use dictionary 6.9% 3.9% 9.9% 7.3% 6.0%
Read other books 2.5% 2.0% 3.6% 3.8% 1.4%
# Books 10.3% 6.9% 14.8% 11.9% 8.7%
Distance 2.2% 1.3% 3.0% 2.9% 2.0%
Computer use 9.1% 4.2% 19.1% 8.3% 7.4%
Library use 9.1% 6.0% 12.9% 8.8% 7.0%
Private tuition 1.3% 0.2% 1.2% 3.1% 0.6%
Watch TV 5.7% 2.4% 7.9% 6.4% 5.5%
Read magazine 8.1% 5.0% 11.2% 8.6% 7.3%
Read a book 5.0% 2.7% 6.6% 5.9% 5.0%
Play games 5.7% 5.2% 5.3% 8.1% 4.3%
Help in household 5.1% 3.7% 9.5% 5.4% 5.2%