Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Southern Europe 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 402,804,595 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.160 and weighted average of 88.7%, a difference of 2.3%.

High School Diploma Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Southern Europe
Minimum	67.9%	70.2%
Maximum	100.0%	100.0%
Range	32.1%	29.8%
Mean	91.2%	83.7%
Median	90.9%	85.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	88.2%	77.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	96.1%	88.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.9%	10.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.7%	7.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.7%	7.3%

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 Southern Europe by High School Diploma

In terms of high school diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Afghan (88.8%, a difference of 0.010%), French American Indian (88.7%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Venezuela (88.8%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Oceania (88.8%, a difference of 0.070%), and Liberian (88.7%, a difference of 0.11%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	High School Diploma
Immigrants \| Uganda	32.6 /100 \| #189	Fair 88.9%
Immigrants \| Chile	31.9 /100 \| #190	Fair 88.9%
Immigrants \| Ethiopia	30.9 /100 \| #191	Fair 88.9%
Moroccans	29.5 /100 \| #192	Fair 88.8%
Immigrants \| Oceania	26.9 /100 \| #193	Fair 88.8%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	25.8 /100 \| #194	Fair 88.8%
Afghans	23.9 /100 \| #195	Fair 88.8%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	23.4 /100 \| #196	Fair 88.7%
French American Indians	21.5 /100 \| #197	Fair 88.7%
Liberians	18.8 /100 \| #198	Poor 88.7%
Marshallese	18.7 /100 \| #199	Poor 88.6%
Hawaiians	18.3 /100 \| #200	Poor 88.6%
Koreans	18.1 /100 \| #201	Poor 88.6%
Panamanians	18.0 /100 \| #202	Poor 88.6%
Somalis	17.5 /100 \| #203	Poor 88.6%