Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Southern Europe College, 1 year or more

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 548,772,919 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population with at least college, 1 year or more education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.302 and weighted average of 58.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 402,800,421 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population with at least college, 1 year or more education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.276 and weighted average of 59.5%, a difference of 0.99%.

College, 1 year or more Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Southern Europe
Minimum	5.7%	10.9%
Maximum	100.0%	100.0%
Range	94.3%	89.1%
Mean	54.8%	48.5%
Median	53.5%	47.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	45.3%	33.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	61.3%	59.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	16.0%	25.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	20.2%	19.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	20.1%	19.1%

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish and Immigrants from Southern Europe by College, 1 year or more

In terms of college, 1 year or more, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are German (58.9%, a difference of 0.0%), South American (59.0%, a difference of 0.070%), Spaniard (59.0%, a difference of 0.21%), German Russian (59.1%, a difference of 0.26%), and Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (59.2%, a difference of 0.46%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Hungarian (59.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from North Macedonia (59.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Welsh (59.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Albania (59.5%, a difference of 0.020%), and Immigrants from Sierra Leone (59.5%, a difference of 0.030%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	College, 1 year or more
Immigrants \| North Macedonia	53.1 /100 \| #167	Average 59.5%
Hungarians	52.9 /100 \| #168	Average 59.5%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	52.7 /100 \| #169	Average 59.5%
Welsh	52.4 /100 \| #170	Average 59.5%
Immigrants \| Albania	52.3 /100 \| #171	Average 59.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	52.2 /100 \| #172	Average 59.5%
Immigrants \| Oceania	51.2 /100 \| #173	Average 59.4%
Celtics	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 59.4%
Sri Lankans	49.0 /100 \| #175	Average 59.4%
Immigrants \| Poland	48.9 /100 \| #176	Average 59.4%
Tlingit-Haida	48.4 /100 \| #177	Average 59.4%
Czechoslovakians	48.3 /100 \| #178	Average 59.4%
Bermudans	46.6 /100 \| #179	Average 59.3%
Yugoslavians	44.1 /100 \| #180	Average 59.2%
Swiss	43.4 /100 \| #181	Average 59.2%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	42.8 /100 \| #182	Average 59.2%
German Russians	39.3 /100 \| #183	Fair 59.1%
Spaniards	38.3 /100 \| #184	Fair 59.0%
South Americans	35.9 /100 \| #185	Fair 59.0%
Scotch-Irish	34.7 /100 \| #186	Fair 58.9%
Germans	34.7 /100 \| #187	Fair 58.9%