What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 4,899 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Jammu & Kashmir

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

1 Mother occupation +9.4%
2 Father occupation +8.8%
3 Computer use +6.9%
4 Age +6.8%
5 Read a book +6.3%

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

1 Below poverty +1.1%
2 Private tuition +1.4%
3 Use calculator +1.9%
4 Watch TV +2.2%
5 Read other books +2.2%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 2.3% 2.5% 0.4% 3.3% 2.6%
Age 6.8% 10.3% 5.6% 7.7% 7.2%
Siblings 3.1% 3.2% 4.4% 3.0% 3.6%
Father edu 6.0% 7.8% 5.0% 8.6% 7.7%
Mother edu 5.5% 18.0% 4.2% 7.4% 13.1%
Father occupation 8.8% 10.7% 12.4% 9.0% 8.3%
Mother occupation 9.4% 16.2% 16.1% 11.9% 19.6%
Below poverty 1.1% 0.6% 0.8% 2.1% 1.2%
Use calculator 1.9% 1.4% 2.9% 1.3% 1.8%
Use dictionary 3.2% 4.2% 4.0% 1.6% 3.0%
Read other books 2.2% 4.5% 1.7% 0.3% 2.1%
# Books 2.8% 5.1% 4.7% 2.9% 3.7%
Distance 5.3% 8.2% 6.9% 8.3% 4.1%
Computer use 6.9% 9.3% 5.8% 4.3% 9.0%
Library use 4.9% 10.4% 5.1% 3.4% 4.0%
Private tuition 1.4% 1.6% 0.3% 0.5% 3.0%
Watch TV 2.2% 0.8% 3.7% 3.0% 2.8%
Read magazine 3.1% 4.2% 3.3% 2.8% 3.3%
Read a book 6.3% 7.1% 4.5% 6.3% 7.1%
Play games 4.4% 6.1% 2.2% 7.1% 7.2%
Help in household 3.0% 2.5% 6.6% 9.1% 8.4%