What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 5,872 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Himachal Pradesh

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

1 Father occupation +10.9%
2 Father edu +10.5%
3 Mother edu +9.4%
4 Age +6.9%
5 Mother occupation +6.9%

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

1 Gender +0.3%
2 Private tuition +0.8%
3 Read other books +1.5%
4 Distance +1.8%
5 Below poverty +2.0%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 0.3% 1.4% 2.3% 0.3% 0.1%
Age 6.9% 5.3% 12.6% 6.6% 5.5%
Siblings 5.2% 5.2% 9.4% 3.8% 4.5%
Father edu 10.5% 8.8% 22.3% 5.4% 4.7%
Mother edu 9.4% 7.2% 21.0% 6.2% 6.6%
Father occupation 10.9% 4.7% 15.8% 11.1% 10.3%
Mother occupation 6.9% 7.5% 17.5% 5.2% 10.6%
Below poverty 2.0% 0.4% 5.2% 1.1% 1.9%
Use calculator 3.4% 1.4% 6.3% 2.9% 3.5%
Use dictionary 5.2% 3.2% 10.2% 4.1% 3.8%
Read other books 1.5% 0.6% 3.7% 1.0% 2.0%
# Books 4.9% 0.6% 11.1% 2.8% 3.8%
Distance 1.8% 3.3% 1.8% 3.5% 2.9%
Computer use 3.6% 5.7% 3.5% 3.6% 4.1%
Library use 3.4% 3.3% 4.6% 2.9% 3.3%
Private tuition 0.8% 0.4% 0.3% 2.2% 1.1%
Watch TV 2.8% 2.4% 6.7% 4.9% 2.7%
Read magazine 4.2% 2.3% 7.4% 3.0% 3.6%
Read a book 5.7% 4.5% 10.1% 5.5% 4.9%
Play games 2.2% 2.3% 4.7% 2.1% 1.2%
Help in household 4.2% 2.8% 5.8% 4.6% 5.3%