What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 7,912 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Gujarat

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

1 Mother occupation +12.9%
2 Mother edu +12.8%
3 Father edu +12.2%
4 Father occupation +12.2%
5 Age +8.9%

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

1 Distance +1.4%
2 Library use +2.0%
3 Gender +2.1%
4 Use dictionary +2.9%
5 Read other books +3.0%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 2.1% 0.7% 5.0% 0.8% 1.6%
Age 8.9% 6.4% 15.9% 8.1% 8.7%
Siblings 5.5% 3.2% 10.6% 4.2% 5.4%
Father edu 12.2% 6.8% 21.5% 8.9% 10.0%
Mother edu 12.8% 7.5% 19.7% 10.3% 13.1%
Father occupation 12.2% 9.7% 21.2% 9.4% 9.9%
Mother occupation 12.9% 7.8% 30.2% 13.8% 14.2%
Below poverty 4.8% 2.5% 9.1% 3.8% 4.0%
Use calculator 3.7% 2.6% 6.2% 2.7% 2.7%
Use dictionary 2.9% 1.5% 5.1% 2.6% 2.1%
Read other books 3.0% 1.3% 5.7% 2.4% 2.4%
# Books 4.5% 3.0% 7.8% 4.0% 4.2%
Distance 1.4% 0.7% 1.8% 1.9% 2.7%
Computer use 7.1% 4.1% 9.5% 4.7% 10.2%
Library use 2.0% 2.3% 5.2% 4.2% 1.1%
Private tuition 4.1% 2.8% 7.0% 2.9% 2.4%
Watch TV 3.6% 1.9% 7.3% 2.4% 2.0%
Read magazine 4.3% 2.0% 8.0% 4.3% 2.3%
Read a book 5.0% 2.9% 9.6% 4.5% 3.3%
Play games 3.9% 2.0% 6.4% 4.8% 4.7%
Help in household 5.4% 2.0% 9.8% 4.0% 5.2%