What influences Class VIII marks?

These are results for the 6,842 students that match these conditions:

  • State = West Bengal

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

1 Father occupation +20.6%
2 Father edu +17.3%
3 # Books +11.1%
4 Computer use +10.2%
5 Age +9.2%

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

1 Distance +0.4%
2 Gender +1.3%
3 Private tuition +2.2%
4 Read a book +3.2%
5 Below poverty +3.7%

The top influencers by subject are:

Factor Total % Maths % Reading % Science % Social %
Gender 1.3% 1.0% 0.3% 2.3% 1.1%
Age 9.2% 4.4% 19.1% 10.0% 6.1%
Siblings 6.0% 2.8% 13.9% 5.0% 3.5%
Father edu 17.3% 14.3% 27.3% 15.8% 10.4%
Mother edu 9.0% 6.9% 16.4% 7.8% 5.5%
Father occupation 20.6% 17.2% 26.9% 20.8% 13.1%
Mother occupation 8.3% 6.4% 24.2% 8.7% 8.5%
Below poverty 3.7% 1.2% 8.2% 3.3% 2.1%
Use calculator 4.1% 3.1% 8.3% 3.4% 1.5%
Use dictionary 7.4% 5.6% 11.2% 7.3% 5.2%
Read other books 3.7% 1.9% 7.0% 3.3% 2.5%
# Books 11.1% 10.7% 17.9% 8.7% 6.9%
Distance 0.4% 0.8% 2.0% 2.4% 2.6%
Computer use 10.2% 6.8% 18.3% 8.4% 8.2%
Library use 3.8% 3.0% 7.2% 3.0% 2.4%
Private tuition 2.2% 1.2% 5.5% 1.5% 0.6%
Watch TV 4.4% 3.6% 6.8% 4.1% 3.9%
Read magazine 6.1% 4.2% 8.6% 7.6% 5.2%
Read a book 3.2% 1.2% 8.3% 3.2% 2.3%
Play games 4.0% 3.5% 6.1% 4.6% 3.7%
Help in household 4.3% 1.4% 8.1% 5.4% 3.4%