Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Western Africa Associate's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 548,737,246 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population with at least associate's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.207 and weighted average of 45.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,851,677 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and percentage of population with at least associate's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.404 and weighted average of 44.1%, a difference of 2.8%.

Associate's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Western Africa
Minimum	2.9%	21.0%
Maximum	100.0%	60.6%
Range	97.1%	39.6%
Mean	38.2%	39.4%
Median	37.7%	41.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	29.9%	33.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	45.3%	45.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	15.5%	11.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	17.9%	8.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	17.8%	8.1%

Similar Demographics by Associate's Degree

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Associate's Degree

In terms of associate's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Bangladesh (45.2%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Senegal (45.2%, a difference of 0.12%), Senegalese (45.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Vietnam (45.2%, a difference of 0.16%), and Spaniard (45.2%, a difference of 0.21%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Associate's Degree
Vietnamese	34.0 /100 \| #190	Fair 45.8%
Koreans	33.8 /100 \| #191	Fair 45.8%
Celtics	33.3 /100 \| #192	Fair 45.8%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	31.0 /100 \| #193	Fair 45.7%
Immigrants \| Peru	27.6 /100 \| #194	Fair 45.5%
Germans	26.5 /100 \| #195	Fair 45.5%
French	25.6 /100 \| #196	Fair 45.4%
Scotch-Irish	22.3 /100 \| #197	Fair 45.3%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	21.3 /100 \| #198	Fair 45.2%
Immigrants \| Senegal	21.2 /100 \| #199	Fair 45.2%
Senegalese	21.1 /100 \| #200	Fair 45.2%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	20.8 /100 \| #201	Fair 45.2%
Spaniards	20.4 /100 \| #202	Fair 45.2%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	20.2 /100 \| #203	Fair 45.2%
Nigerians	19.1 /100 \| #204	Poor 45.1%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Associate's Degree

In terms of associate's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Portuguese (44.1%, a difference of 0.20%), White/Caucasian (44.2%, a difference of 0.27%), Barbadian (43.9%, a difference of 0.27%), Subsaharan African (43.9%, a difference of 0.37%), and West Indian (43.8%, a difference of 0.51%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Associate's Degree
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	12.7 /100 \| #214	Poor 44.7%
Immigrants \| Panama	12.4 /100 \| #215	Poor 44.7%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	11.4 /100 \| #216	Poor 44.6%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	10.5 /100 \| #217	Poor 44.5%
Spanish	9.4 /100 \| #218	Tragic 44.4%
Whites/Caucasians	7.5 /100 \| #219	Tragic 44.2%
Portuguese	7.2 /100 \| #220	Tragic 44.1%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	6.6 /100 \| #221	Tragic 44.1%
Barbadians	5.8 /100 \| #222	Tragic 43.9%
Sub-Saharan Africans	5.5 /100 \| #223	Tragic 43.9%
West Indians	5.2 /100 \| #224	Tragic 43.8%
Guamanians/Chamorros	4.8 /100 \| #225	Tragic 43.8%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	4.3 /100 \| #226	Tragic 43.7%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	4.0 /100 \| #227	Tragic 43.6%
Hmong	3.2 /100 \| #228	Tragic 43.4%