What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 3,692 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Meghalaya

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

1 Mother edu +12.2%
2 Mother occupation +11.0%
3 Father edu +9.2%
4 Age +6.9%
5 Father occupation +6.8%

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

1 Below poverty +0.5%
2 Read other books +0.5%
3 Gender +0.8%
4 Private tuition +1.4%
5 # Books +1.6%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 0.8% 0.2% 1.8% 0.7% 1.1%
Age 6.9% 4.1% 12.9% 6.1% 4.9%
Siblings 3.8% 2.4% 8.8% 3.6% 5.4%
Father edu 9.2% 5.3% 15.6% 8.4% 8.0%
Mother edu 12.2% 6.2% 20.9% 11.9% 12.0%
Father occupation 6.8% 6.3% 12.0% 3.9% 7.0%
Mother occupation 11.0% 8.3% 20.6% 9.9% 13.2%
Below poverty 0.5% 1.1% 1.8% 0.8% 0.7%
Use calculator 4.4% 2.7% 5.7% 3.9% 4.3%
Use dictionary 2.6% 2.0% 3.9% 2.2% 1.1%
Read other books 0.5% 0.3% 1.7% 0.5% 0.9%
# Books 1.6% 1.2% 4.6% 1.8% 1.9%
Distance 3.7% 3.9% 5.6% 3.1% 2.0%
Computer use 4.6% 2.2% 11.9% 4.6% 3.5%
Library use 5.0% 1.7% 8.2% 5.1% 5.2%
Private tuition 1.4% 1.4% 3.5% 0.9% 0.3%
Watch TV 3.8% 2.6% 7.6% 4.1% 4.4%
Read magazine 2.3% 2.0% 5.7% 2.3% 2.2%
Read a book 3.0% 2.3% 6.4% 1.6% 2.1%
Play games 3.1% 1.8% 10.1% 4.1% 3.4%
Help in household 3.0% 4.6% 6.9% 3.8% 2.3%