Six Degrees Round 2

Running on Empty
IIT Madras

Dhyaneshwaran dhyaneshwaran.gamer@gmail.com 9003267061

Sivaprakash V R sivaprakash13292@gmail.com 9500540961
Vignesh B vigneshvky28@gmail.com 8122661625
Case Study
• We are analysing the performance of students of Trichy Public School
(TPS).
• We analyse the past performance of two sections of students to
analyse the possible factors that can influence the underperformance
of the students.
• For this purpose, we segregate the students into two silos : under
performers (bottom 40%) and the top performers (top 20%).
Approach to the problem
Data separation and consolidation [Top 20% + Bottom 40%]

Analysing effect of each factor on the marks obtained.

[SRM]

Arriving at the list of factors that contribute to the

performance.

Check for relationship between factors. [Correlation]

Analysing combined effect of factors on the performance.

[MRM]

Final list of factors that contribute to the students performance

Factors that affect performance
Based on our analysis, we narrowed in on 9 major factors that
differentiate the two groups of students :
• Section
• Sex
• Mother’s education
• Father’s job as a teacher
• Study time
• Past failures
• Educational support by school
• Want to pursue higher studies
• Absenteeism
 Factors AffectingPerformance
Absence (>10)

High.Stud.(No)

Esup

Fail ( >=2)

Study time (>5 hrs)

Fjob ( teacher)

MEdu - Higher Education

Females

Section - GP

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Top performers Low performers

Section wise analysis
Section GP Section MS
Factors affecting performance
Factors affecting performance
• Sex
• Mothers job in health sector • Fathers job as teacher
• Fathers job as teacher
• Father as guardian
• Availability of preferred course
• Travel time • Study time
• Study time
• Number of failures
• Failures
• Extra educational support • Daily alcohol consumption
• Extracurricular activities
• Interest in higher Education
• Health of student
• Number of absences
The section wise analysis reveals that fathers job as teacher, study time and number of failures are the
common factors that affect performance and that each section has its own set of contributing factors.
Factors Overlooked
Some other factors that could have been included in the data to get
better results include,
• Staff details
• New Student/Existing student
• Sports performance
• Economic status of Family
• Number of Siblings
Conclusions drawn
Recommendations
Thank You!