What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 8,801 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Maharashtra

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

1 Father occupation +14.4%
2 Father edu +12.3%
3 Mother edu +12.2%
4 Age +9.2%
5 Mother occupation +7.9%

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

1 Watch TV +1.1%
2 Gender +1.4%
3 Distance +1.9%
4 Private tuition +2.1%
5 Use dictionary +3.0%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 1.4% 0.1% 5.2% 0.8% 1.0%
Age 9.2% 9.9% 16.9% 5.7% 11.8%
Siblings 5.2% 4.2% 10.5% 3.9% 3.6%
Father edu 12.3% 5.8% 23.6% 9.1% 10.5%
Mother edu 12.2% 6.8% 20.8% 10.6% 8.6%
Father occupation 14.4% 5.1% 25.3% 11.2% 14.7%
Mother occupation 7.9% 4.6% 16.4% 6.3% 6.7%
Below poverty 4.4% 2.0% 8.8% 3.1% 3.3%
Use calculator 3.2% 2.5% 5.7% 2.6% 2.4%
Use dictionary 3.0% 1.9% 5.8% 1.8% 2.4%
Read other books 3.8% 1.1% 7.5% 2.7% 3.6%
# Books 6.1% 3.6% 11.6% 4.3% 6.3%
Distance 1.9% 2.7% 2.2% 0.8% 1.6%
Computer use 6.1% 7.9% 9.6% 4.9% 7.2%
Library use 6.2% 5.9% 7.1% 7.2% 5.4%
Private tuition 2.1% 0.4% 5.9% 1.5% 0.4%
Watch TV 1.1% 2.7% 2.9% 1.1% 2.5%
Read magazine 6.3% 4.8% 10.9% 4.1% 6.4%
Read a book 4.4% 2.2% 9.7% 3.7% 3.2%
Play games 6.2% 3.4% 10.5% 5.5% 6.7%
Help in household 4.7% 4.1% 10.0% 3.6% 4.2%