What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 3,590 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Sikkim

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

1 Age +11.2%
2 Mother edu +11.0%
3 Mother occupation +10.8%
4 Father occupation +8.8%
5 Father edu +8.6%

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

1 Gender +0.7%
2 Below poverty +1.0%
3 Private tuition +1.1%
4 Read other books +1.1%
5 Distance +1.9%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 0.7% 1.6% 1.0% 0.2% 0.5%
Age 11.2% 16.8% 17.2% 10.1% 18.3%
Siblings 4.3% 3.0% 6.9% 3.5% 4.2%
Father edu 8.6% 9.1% 12.7% 7.4% 9.7%
Mother edu 11.0% 15.9% 20.3% 7.2% 4.5%
Father occupation 8.8% 8.8% 17.5% 3.2% 4.7%
Mother occupation 10.8% 10.1% 15.5% 7.0% 10.2%
Below poverty 1.0% 1.5% 2.1% 0.3% 1.2%
Use calculator 2.8% 1.8% 5.3% 3.1% 3.4%
Use dictionary 4.5% 3.8% 8.2% 5.0% 2.7%
Read other books 1.1% 2.4% 0.4% 2.2% 1.0%
# Books 3.0% 4.9% 2.9% 3.1% 3.4%
Distance 1.9% 4.4% 1.8% 1.5% 3.8%
Computer use 3.9% 4.9% 6.2% 2.2% 7.0%
Library use 4.1% 4.5% 6.2% 4.7% 4.8%
Private tuition 1.1% 0.5% 2.4% 0.3% 1.0%
Watch TV 2.4% 4.1% 2.3% 0.7% 4.2%
Read magazine 3.3% 3.3% 2.6% 4.5% 1.4%
Read a book 2.5% 1.1% 2.8% 4.6% 1.8%
Play games 2.7% 3.9% 3.3% 4.6% 1.6%
Help in household 4.6% 4.7% 3.6% 6.3% 7.2%