Immigrants from Africa vs Sri Lankan Master's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 469,202,682 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Africa and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.146 and weighted average of 15.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 440,331,802 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.419 and weighted average of 14.7%, a difference of 6.8%.

Master's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Africa	Sri Lankan
Minimum	0.40%	0.51%
Maximum	28.6%	25.0%
Range	28.2%	24.5%
Mean	13.9%	10.5%
Median	13.7%	10.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	9.7%	5.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.5%	15.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.9%	9.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.5%	5.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.5%	5.4%

Similar Demographics by Master's Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Africa by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Africa are Immigrants from Venezuela (15.7%, a difference of 0.090%), Canadian (15.7%, a difference of 0.17%), Polish (15.7%, a difference of 0.23%), Vietnamese (15.8%, a difference of 0.36%), and Immigrants from Germany (15.8%, a difference of 0.44%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
South American Indians	88.4 /100 \| #135	Excellent 15.9%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	86.8 /100 \| #136	Excellent 15.8%
Europeans	86.4 /100 \| #137	Excellent 15.8%
Pakistanis	86.1 /100 \| #138	Excellent 15.8%
Immigrants \| Germany	85.9 /100 \| #139	Excellent 15.8%
Vietnamese	85.5 /100 \| #140	Excellent 15.8%
Poles	85.0 /100 \| #141	Excellent 15.7%
Immigrants \| Africa	84.0 /100 \| #142	Excellent 15.7%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	83.6 /100 \| #143	Excellent 15.7%
Canadians	83.3 /100 \| #144	Excellent 15.7%
South Americans	81.3 /100 \| #145	Excellent 15.6%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	79.4 /100 \| #146	Good 15.6%
Hungarians	79.1 /100 \| #147	Good 15.6%
Immigrants \| Senegal	78.2 /100 \| #148	Good 15.5%
Ghanaians	78.2 /100 \| #149	Good 15.5%

Demographics Similar to Sri Lankans by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Immigrants from Zaire (14.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Czech (14.7%, a difference of 0.10%), Barbadian (14.7%, a difference of 0.18%), Swiss (14.7%, a difference of 0.20%), and Celtic (14.8%, a difference of 0.22%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
Nigerians	48.6 /100 \| #176	Average 14.9%
Immigrants \| Colombia	48.3 /100 \| #177	Average 14.9%
English	45.0 /100 \| #178	Average 14.8%
Immigrants \| Iraq	41.3 /100 \| #179	Average 14.8%
Celtics	41.3 /100 \| #180	Average 14.8%
Swiss	41.1 /100 \| #181	Average 14.7%
Czechs	40.4 /100 \| #182	Average 14.7%
Sri Lankans	39.6 /100 \| #183	Fair 14.7%
Immigrants \| Zaire	39.5 /100 \| #184	Fair 14.7%
Barbadians	38.3 /100 \| #185	Fair 14.7%
Immigrants \| Oceania	37.1 /100 \| #186	Fair 14.7%
Basques	36.5 /100 \| #187	Fair 14.7%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	36.2 /100 \| #188	Fair 14.7%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	36.0 /100 \| #189	Fair 14.6%
Spaniards	35.8 /100 \| #190	Fair 14.6%