What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 7,320 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Punjab

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

1 Mother occupation +16.8%
2 Age +10.3%
3 Computer use +9.0%
4 Father occupation +6.5%
5 Watch TV +4.0%

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

1 Use dictionary +0.2%
2 Use calculator +0.2%
3 Read other books +0.6%
4 Gender +1.3%
5 Below poverty +1.3%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 1.3% 0.5% 4.4% 0.2% 0.1%
Age 10.3% 7.5% 16.3% 16.5% 4.1%
Siblings 2.9% 2.0% 7.1% 3.4% 2.5%
Father edu 2.5% 2.7% 9.9% 2.1% 7.2%
Mother edu 2.7% 3.4% 8.8% 4.2% 3.5%
Father occupation 6.5% 8.2% 12.8% 10.4% 5.9%
Mother occupation 16.8% 16.3% 20.1% 9.9% 9.6%
Below poverty 1.3% 1.4% 3.4% 0.4% 1.0%
Use calculator 0.2% 0.4% 0.6% 1.5% 0.1%
Use dictionary 0.2% 0.8% 2.5% 0.4% 0.6%
Read other books 0.6% 1.3% 2.4% 1.5% 0.3%
# Books 2.6% 4.7% 4.6% 2.7% 2.0%
Distance 3.0% 1.9% 2.2% 4.1% 5.5%
Computer use 9.0% 13.4% 7.0% 7.1% 7.3%
Library use 2.3% 6.5% 4.2% 3.4% 3.2%
Private tuition 3.0% 2.5% 3.3% 2.7% 2.8%
Watch TV 4.0% 4.9% 4.9% 2.5% 3.6%
Read magazine 3.0% 3.1% 4.6% 2.6% 2.6%
Read a book 3.4% 3.4% 4.8% 3.5% 3.2%
Play games 3.2% 5.2% 3.7% 3.0% 2.9%
Help in household 3.2% 3.9% 5.8% 2.1% 4.9%