Pennsylvania German vs Immigrants from Costa Rica Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 233,026,471 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Pennsylvania Germans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.240 and weighted average of 3.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 204,151,669 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.228 and weighted average of 4.4%, a difference of 47.5%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Pennsylvania German	Immigrants from Costa Rica
Minimum	0.10%	0.26%
Maximum	4.3%	14.9%
Range	4.2%	14.6%
Mean	1.6%	4.3%
Median	1.4%	4.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.94%	2.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.0%	4.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.1%	2.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.90%	3.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.89%	2.9%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Pennsylvania Germans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Pennsylvania Germans are Native/Alaskan (3.0%, a difference of 0.56%), Fijian (2.9%, a difference of 1.6%), Arapaho (2.9%, a difference of 3.4%), Navajo (2.9%, a difference of 3.5%), and Immigrants from Central America (2.9%, a difference of 3.6%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Dutch West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 3.1%
Creek	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 3.1%
Bangladeshis	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 3.1%
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 3.1%
Kiowa	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 3.1%
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 3.1%
Puget Sound Salish	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 3.1%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 3.0%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 3.0%
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 2.9%
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 2.9%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 2.9%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 2.9%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 2.9%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 2.8%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Immigrants from Kenya (4.4%, a difference of 0.11%), Celtic (4.4%, a difference of 0.13%), Czech (4.4%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Peru (4.4%, a difference of 0.39%), and Danish (4.4%, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
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%
Immigrants \| Peru	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 4.4%
Celtics	47.6 /100 \| #177	Average 4.4%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	46.7 /100 \| #178	Average 4.4%
Immigrants \| Kenya	45.9 /100 \| #179	Average 4.4%
Czechs	44.9 /100 \| #180	Average 4.4%
Danes	43.5 /100 \| #181	Average 4.4%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	43.2 /100 \| #182	Average 4.4%
Bermudans	43.1 /100 \| #183	Average 4.4%
Belgians	36.2 /100 \| #184	Fair 4.3%
Welsh	35.8 /100 \| #185	Fair 4.3%