What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 8,742 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Kerala

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

1 Father edu +14.2%
2 Father occupation +13.7%
3 Mother edu +13.2%
4 Age +11.6%
5 Mother occupation +11.1%

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

1 Distance +1.0%
2 Private tuition +2.0%
3 Use calculator +2.4%
4 Below poverty +2.8%
5 Gender +4.4%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 4.4% 1.2% 9.3% 2.2% 4.4%
Age 11.6% 6.3% 27.7% 13.4% 14.4%
Siblings 5.5% 3.2% 6.7% 7.5% 4.2%
Father edu 14.2% 8.3% 20.9% 14.5% 11.9%
Mother edu 13.2% 7.4% 17.3% 15.5% 11.3%
Father occupation 13.7% 10.2% 24.3% 12.5% 12.4%
Mother occupation 11.1% 8.5% 17.0% 12.6% 12.1%
Below poverty 2.8% 2.1% 4.2% 2.6% 2.3%
Use calculator 2.4% 1.6% 3.7% 2.1% 2.8%
Use dictionary 6.3% 2.5% 10.1% 6.5% 6.6%
Read other books 5.8% 2.6% 7.6% 6.4% 7.5%
# Books 8.8% 5.6% 12.6% 8.3% 9.6%
Distance 1.0% 1.0% 1.7% 0.9% 1.6%
Computer use 10.2% 4.4% 23.1% 7.2% 6.1%
Library use 7.7% 3.0% 14.9% 7.2% 6.6%
Private tuition 2.0% 1.2% 0.5% 3.9% 1.6%
Watch TV 5.2% 2.7% 7.7% 5.3% 4.7%
Read magazine 6.8% 3.5% 11.8% 4.9% 6.8%
Read a book 5.3% 2.7% 10.3% 4.8% 5.3%
Play games 6.9% 2.8% 11.2% 6.8% 6.7%
Help in household 6.2% 3.5% 10.1% 5.1% 6.6%