Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Germany 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 462,387,748 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Germany and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.843 and weighted average of 4.9%, a difference of 12.7%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Germany
Minimum	0.53%	0.95%
Maximum	41.7%	50.0%
Range	41.1%	49.0%
Mean	6.5%	8.3%
Median	4.0%	6.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.8%	4.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.9%	8.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.0%	3.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.5%	9.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.4%	9.0%

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 Germany by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Germany are Immigrants from Venezuela (4.8%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Eritrea (4.8%, a difference of 0.35%), Immigrants from Moldova (4.9%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Albania (4.8%, a difference of 0.47%), and European (4.8%, a difference of 0.52%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Moroccans	96.8 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 5.0%
Venezuelans	96.3 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 4.9%
Immigrants \| Syria	96.0 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 4.9%
Croatians	96.0 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 4.9%
Immigrants \| Sudan	95.4 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 4.9%
Albanians	95.3 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 4.9%
Immigrants \| Moldova	94.8 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 4.9%
Immigrants \| Germany	94.1 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 4.9%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	93.8 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 4.8%
Immigrants \| Eritrea	93.5 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 4.8%
Immigrants \| Albania	93.3 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 4.8%
Europeans	93.2 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 4.8%
Serbians	92.6 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 4.8%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	92.5 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 4.8%
Palestinians	91.5 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 4.8%