What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 5,759 students that match these conditions:

  • State = Uttarakhand

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

1 Father occupation +15.9%
2 Mother occupation +11.3%
3 Mother edu +7.5%
4 Father edu +7.0%
5 Siblings +6.9%

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

1 Gender +0.7%
2 Watch TV +1.4%
3 Distance +1.5%
4 Use calculator +1.7%
5 Private tuition +1.9%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 0.7% 0.7% 1.4% 0.7% 0.3%
Age 5.0% 4.2% 10.0% 5.2% 11.3%
Siblings 6.9% 6.3% 15.9% 3.2% 2.1%
Father edu 7.0% 2.0% 13.8% 7.9% 4.7%
Mother edu 7.5% 2.9% 16.1% 6.2% 6.3%
Father occupation 15.9% 13.5% 32.4% 11.1% 10.0%
Mother occupation 11.3% 12.7% 24.0% 9.1% 11.5%
Below poverty 2.1% 1.5% 4.8% 0.5% 1.5%
Use calculator 1.7% 0.2% 5.9% 0.6% 0.5%
Use dictionary 5.5% 3.2% 8.5% 5.5% 4.7%
Read other books 3.4% 0.9% 6.0% 3.4% 2.5%
# Books 3.3% 1.8% 4.1% 2.9% 4.5%
Distance 1.5% 3.2% 5.0% 3.4% 1.2%
Computer use 4.0% 4.1% 5.2% 2.8% 4.1%
Library use 3.3% 2.9% 3.3% 4.1% 3.6%
Private tuition 1.9% 2.6% 2.1% 1.1% 2.1%
Watch TV 1.4% 2.8% 5.3% 1.0% 2.1%
Read magazine 3.7% 2.1% 6.2% 4.1% 3.4%
Read a book 3.9% 1.6% 8.6% 3.7% 2.9%
Play games 4.7% 2.0% 9.7% 4.6% 3.7%
Help in household 6.2% 3.6% 10.6% 4.8% 5.4%