Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Congo Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 542,187,635 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.563 and weighted average of 4.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 92,025,437 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Congo and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.305 and weighted average of 3.6%, a difference of 18.1%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Congo
Minimum	0.53%	0.35%
Maximum	41.7%	9.4%
Range	41.1%	9.1%
Mean	6.5%	3.1%
Median	4.0%	3.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.8%	1.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.9%	4.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.0%	2.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.5%	1.8%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.4%	1.8%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Cameroon (4.3%, a difference of 0.15%), Welsh (4.3%, a difference of 0.27%), Belgian (4.3%, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Thailand (4.3%, a difference of 0.43%), and Slovak (4.3%, a difference of 0.60%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
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%
Scotch-Irish	34.2 /100 \| #186	Fair 4.3%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	33.3 /100 \| #187	Fair 4.3%
Immigrants \| Thailand	31.7 /100 \| #188	Fair 4.3%
Slovaks	30.7 /100 \| #189	Fair 4.3%
Immigrants \| Poland	29.2 /100 \| #190	Fair 4.3%
Sri Lankans	29.0 /100 \| #191	Fair 4.3%
Ghanaians	27.3 /100 \| #192	Fair 4.3%
French	27.1 /100 \| #193	Fair 4.2%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Congo by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Congo are Immigrants from Cambodia (3.6%, a difference of 0.040%), Hopi (3.6%, a difference of 0.060%), Central American Indian (3.6%, a difference of 0.32%), U.S. Virgin Islander (3.7%, a difference of 0.56%), and Immigrants from Guyana (3.7%, a difference of 0.57%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	1.1 /100 \| #258	Tragic 3.7%
Africans	1.0 /100 \| #259	Tragic 3.7%
Indonesians	1.0 /100 \| #260	Tragic 3.7%
Immigrants \| Guyana	1.0 /100 \| #261	Tragic 3.7%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	1.0 /100 \| #262	Tragic 3.7%
Hopi	0.9 /100 \| #263	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	0.9 /100 \| #264	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.8 /100 \| #265	Tragic 3.6%
Central American Indians	0.8 /100 \| #266	Tragic 3.6%
Delaware	0.7 /100 \| #267	Tragic 3.6%
Aleuts	0.7 /100 \| #268	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.6 /100 \| #269	Tragic 3.6%
Central Americans	0.6 /100 \| #270	Tragic 3.6%
Belizeans	0.5 /100 \| #271	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.5 /100 \| #272	Tragic 3.6%