What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 6,824 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Pondicherry

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

1 Mother edu +11.1%
2 Father occupation +10.7%
3 Father edu +9.9%
4 Mother occupation +9.6%
5 # Books +8.3%

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

1 Private tuition +0.7%
2 Distance +1.0%
3 Gender +2.2%
4 Library use +2.6%
5 Below poverty +2.6%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 2.2% 0.8% 5.6% 1.5% 2.0%
Age 4.6% 4.5% 13.4% 2.7% 3.5%
Siblings 3.1% 3.8% 5.3% 3.0% 3.8%
Father edu 9.9% 8.8% 16.3% 10.4% 9.9%
Mother edu 11.1% 9.6% 16.8% 10.2% 11.9%
Father occupation 10.7% 16.2% 31.4% 10.6% 13.0%
Mother occupation 9.6% 12.8% 14.9% 14.0% 13.1%
Below poverty 2.6% 2.5% 5.1% 3.4% 3.4%
Use calculator 3.0% 2.2% 4.1% 4.0% 3.5%
Use dictionary 4.0% 2.6% 7.8% 4.2% 3.3%
Read other books 4.1% 2.0% 8.6% 4.8% 3.3%
# Books 8.3% 5.3% 14.4% 10.7% 9.2%
Distance 1.0% 1.9% 1.9% 2.5% 2.0%
Computer use 4.5% 2.8% 5.7% 5.9% 5.5%
Library use 2.6% 3.6% 2.8% 3.0% 5.3%
Private tuition 0.7% 1.3% 1.4% 0.7% 0.5%
Watch TV 3.2% 1.9% 6.6% 2.7% 3.4%
Read magazine 4.3% 2.7% 9.3% 4.5% 3.3%
Read a book 4.1% 2.6% 7.0% 6.0% 3.0%
Play games 3.1% 2.4% 7.2% 2.8% 2.5%
Help in household 7.1% 7.7% 9.2% 7.3% 9.9%