What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 3,725 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Mizoram

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

1 Mother occupation +17.7%
2 Help in household +8.3%
3 Father occupation +7.9%
4 Mother edu +7.4%
5 Library use +7.2%

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

1 Use calculator +0.9%
2 Gender +1.3%
3 Siblings +1.4%
4 Read other books +2.7%
5 Read a book +3.1%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 1.3% 1.1% 1.9% 0.5% 0.7%
Age 3.6% 10.3% 4.8% 5.4% 6.4%
Siblings 1.4% 1.0% 4.3% 1.9% 1.7%
Father edu 6.0% 4.6% 8.7% 6.4% 3.9%
Mother edu 7.4% 8.8% 13.6% 13.3% 3.3%
Father occupation 7.9% 5.8% 11.7% 3.9% 6.9%
Mother occupation 17.7% 9.3% 22.1% 22.5% 19.5%
Below poverty 3.4% 2.3% 4.7% 3.1% 3.6%
Use calculator 0.9% 1.2% 3.9% 0.0% 0.4%
Use dictionary 4.4% 3.1% 6.1% 6.1% 3.4%
Read other books 2.7% 3.8% 4.3% 2.5% 1.5%
# Books 4.4% 4.9% 6.0% 4.9% 2.7%
Distance 6.0% 3.3% 13.8% 3.2% 2.7%
Computer use 7.0% 7.9% 10.7% 5.4% 5.7%
Library use 7.2% 8.7% 11.0% 7.3% 8.9%
Private tuition 3.9% 2.9% 4.8% 3.6% 4.6%
Watch TV 6.4% 7.7% 9.8% 7.7% 3.2%
Read magazine 6.6% 7.5% 8.5% 5.2% 4.9%
Read a book 3.1% 3.5% 3.6% 2.8% 3.1%
Play games 3.4% 3.6% 7.8% 2.1% 3.1%
Help in household 8.3% 9.5% 11.6% 7.8% 8.3%