Laotian vs Immigrants from Sierra Leone Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 224,668,924 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Laotians and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.266 and weighted average of 5.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 101,572,134 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.431 and weighted average of 4.5%, a difference of 17.5%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Laotian	Immigrants from Sierra Leone
Minimum	0.53%	0.52%
Maximum	19.5%	11.4%
Range	19.0%	10.9%
Mean	5.0%	3.9%
Median	4.2%	3.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.6%	2.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	6.5%	5.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.9%	2.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.6%	1.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.5%	1.9%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Laotians by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Laotians are Immigrants from Eastern Europe (5.2%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Scotland (5.3%, a difference of 0.16%), Chilean (5.3%, a difference of 0.26%), Egyptian (5.3%, a difference of 0.27%), and Immigrants from Chile (5.3%, a difference of 0.41%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Croatia	99.6 /100 \| #84	Exceptional 5.3%
Immigrants \| Zimbabwe	99.6 /100 \| #85	Exceptional 5.3%
Greeks	99.6 /100 \| #86	Exceptional 5.3%
Immigrants \| Chile	99.5 /100 \| #87	Exceptional 5.3%
Egyptians	99.5 /100 \| #88	Exceptional 5.3%
Chileans	99.5 /100 \| #89	Exceptional 5.3%
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.5 /100 \| #90	Exceptional 5.3%
Laotians	99.5 /100 \| #91	Exceptional 5.2%
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	99.5 /100 \| #92	Exceptional 5.2%
Northern Europeans	99.3 /100 \| #93	Exceptional 5.2%
Alsatians	99.3 /100 \| #94	Exceptional 5.2%
Zimbabweans	99.3 /100 \| #95	Exceptional 5.2%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	99.2 /100 \| #96	Exceptional 5.2%
Syrians	99.1 /100 \| #97	Exceptional 5.2%
Austrians	99.1 /100 \| #98	Exceptional 5.2%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Chinese (4.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Afghanistan (4.5%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Colombia (4.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Costa Rican (4.5%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Zaire (4.5%, a difference of 0.19%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	67.4 /100 \| #161	Good 4.5%
Peruvians	65.2 /100 \| #162	Good 4.5%
Sierra Leoneans	64.3 /100 \| #163	Good 4.5%
Swiss	61.0 /100 \| #164	Good 4.5%
Costa Ricans	59.9 /100 \| #165	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Colombia	59.4 /100 \| #166	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	59.2 /100 \| #167	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	58.7 /100 \| #168	Average 4.5%
Chinese	58.6 /100 \| #169	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Zaire	57.4 /100 \| #170	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	56.0 /100 \| #171	Average 4.4%
Spaniards	52.0 /100 \| #172	Average 4.4%
English	50.1 /100 \| #173	Average 4.4%
Kenyans	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 4.4%
Irish	50.0 /100 \| #175	Average 4.4%