What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 7,344 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Karnataka

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

1 # Books +6.8%
2 Computer use +6.7%
3 Age +6.7%
4 Help in household +6.6%
5 Mother occupation +6.1%

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

1 Distance +0.2%
2 Gender +0.8%
3 Below poverty +1.0%
4 Private tuition +1.4%
5 Use calculator +2.2%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 0.8% 0.1% 2.7% 0.4% 0.9%
Age 6.7% 8.0% 8.3% 6.9% 7.5%
Siblings 2.4% 3.3% 4.6% 2.9% 1.8%
Father edu 5.0% 3.6% 12.2% 2.9% 6.3%
Mother edu 4.8% 3.1% 12.4% 8.5% 4.5%
Father occupation 5.6% 4.9% 12.6% 5.5% 12.2%
Mother occupation 6.1% 3.9% 7.8% 11.7% 16.5%
Below poverty 1.0% 0.4% 2.9% 0.5% 0.1%
Use calculator 2.2% 1.3% 2.9% 2.1% 2.2%
Use dictionary 4.9% 3.4% 7.3% 4.3% 4.9%
Read other books 3.6% 3.1% 5.9% 2.6% 3.0%
# Books 6.8% 5.6% 12.0% 5.2% 4.9%
Distance 0.2% 1.5% 1.8% 1.2% 2.1%
Computer use 6.7% 9.3% 5.9% 6.7% 6.4%
Library use 4.4% 6.3% 4.1% 4.6% 4.7%
Private tuition 1.4% 1.3% 2.7% 1.2% 0.4%
Watch TV 2.5% 2.6% 5.2% 1.9% 1.5%
Read magazine 4.3% 3.9% 5.7% 3.0% 4.4%
Read a book 5.1% 4.8% 7.7% 3.9% 5.0%
Play games 5.0% 5.9% 5.2% 4.5% 4.9%
Help in household 6.6% 6.1% 9.3% 5.6% 7.6%