What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 5,679 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Madhya Pradesh

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

1 Mother occupation +24.2%
2 Father occupation +8.9%
3 Mother edu +6.7%
4 Father edu +6.3%
5 Siblings +5.5%

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

1 Gender +0.1%
2 Below poverty +0.2%
3 Private tuition +0.6%
4 Library use +1.5%
5 Watch TV +1.6%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.5% 0.6%
Age 4.0% 4.1% 10.1% 5.6% 5.5%
Siblings 5.5% 7.3% 5.7% 7.5% 5.2%
Father edu 6.3% 4.9% 8.6% 9.0% 3.8%
Mother edu 6.7% 7.8% 18.2% 7.6% 5.9%
Father occupation 8.9% 8.5% 32.7% 12.0% 13.3%
Mother occupation 24.2% 21.6% 28.6% 22.8% 5.5%
Below poverty 0.2% 0.1% 1.0% 1.3% 0.2%
Use calculator 3.5% 3.3% 5.7% 2.6% 2.3%
Use dictionary 2.4% 1.7% 5.3% 2.2% 0.0%
Read other books 4.3% 3.7% 4.2% 5.1% 4.4%
# Books 3.6% 5.2% 4.2% 3.2% 3.4%
Distance 2.9% 2.1% 6.4% 3.8% 1.1%
Computer use 5.4% 9.6% 6.5% 3.8% 6.3%
Library use 1.5% 1.8% 3.8% 2.0% 1.9%
Private tuition 0.6% 2.1% 1.4% 0.7% 1.4%
Watch TV 1.6% 0.9% 2.9% 2.4% 3.6%
Read magazine 2.4% 3.7% 3.3% 1.6% 2.0%
Read a book 2.7% 2.6% 2.2% 4.7% 3.9%
Play games 3.4% 3.7% 3.8% 4.3% 4.2%
Help in household 5.4% 3.9% 7.4% 7.4% 8.1%