Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Africa High School Diploma

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 548,780,422 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.353 and weighted average of 90.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 469,440,133 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Africa and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.149 and weighted average of 88.4%, a difference of 2.6%.

High School Diploma Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Africa
Minimum	67.9%	69.6%
Maximum	100.0%	100.0%
Range	32.1%	30.4%
Mean	91.2%	87.9%
Median	90.9%	88.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	88.2%	85.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	96.1%	89.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.9%	4.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.7%	6.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.7%	6.0%

Similar Demographics by High School Diploma

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by High School Diploma

In terms of high school diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Moldova (90.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from England (90.8%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Switzerland (90.8%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Denmark (90.8%, a difference of 0.050%), and Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (90.7%, a difference of 0.050%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	High School Diploma
Cambodians	99.4 /100 \| #75	Exceptional 90.8%
Hungarians	99.3 /100 \| #76	Exceptional 90.8%
Native Hawaiians	99.3 /100 \| #77	Exceptional 90.8%
Burmese	99.3 /100 \| #78	Exceptional 90.8%
Immigrants \| Denmark	99.3 /100 \| #79	Exceptional 90.8%
Immigrants \| England	99.3 /100 \| #80	Exceptional 90.8%
Immigrants \| Switzerland	99.3 /100 \| #81	Exceptional 90.8%
Scotch-Irish	99.2 /100 \| #82	Exceptional 90.8%
Immigrants \| Moldova	99.2 /100 \| #83	Exceptional 90.7%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	99.1 /100 \| #84	Exceptional 90.7%
Romanians	98.9 /100 \| #85	Exceptional 90.7%
Immigrants \| Bulgaria	98.9 /100 \| #86	Exceptional 90.6%
Immigrants \| Turkey	98.9 /100 \| #87	Exceptional 90.6%
Immigrants \| France	98.8 /100 \| #88	Exceptional 90.6%
Canadians	98.7 /100 \| #89	Exceptional 90.6%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Africa by High School Diploma

In terms of high school diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Africa are Immigrants from Cameroon (88.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Crow (88.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Chickasaw (88.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Bolivia (88.4%, a difference of 0.010%), and Immigrants from Somalia (88.4%, a difference of 0.030%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	High School Diploma
Samoans	14.0 /100 \| #210	Poor 88.5%
Inupiat	13.1 /100 \| #211	Poor 88.5%
South American Indians	12.2 /100 \| #212	Poor 88.5%
Immigrants \| Somalia	11.3 /100 \| #213	Poor 88.4%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	10.9 /100 \| #214	Poor 88.4%
Crow	10.9 /100 \| #215	Poor 88.4%
Chickasaw	10.7 /100 \| #216	Poor 88.4%
Immigrants \| Africa	10.6 /100 \| #217	Poor 88.4%
Immigrants \| Bolivia	10.3 /100 \| #218	Poor 88.4%
Costa Ricans	9.6 /100 \| #219	Tragic 88.4%
Tongans	9.5 /100 \| #220	Tragic 88.4%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	8.6 /100 \| #221	Tragic 88.3%
Colville	7.8 /100 \| #222	Tragic 88.3%
Immigrants \| Zaire	7.6 /100 \| #223	Tragic 88.3%
Shoshone	7.0 /100 \| #224	Tragic 88.3%