Immigrants from South Africa vs Sri Lankan Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 233,136,921 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Africa and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.046 and weighted average of 6.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 439,314,043 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.567 and weighted average of 4.3%, a difference of 40.6%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South Africa	Sri Lankan
Minimum	0.42%	0.14%
Maximum	15.5%	6.4%
Range	15.1%	6.2%
Mean	5.8%	3.0%
Median	5.9%	2.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.9%	1.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	7.9%	4.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.0%	2.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.8%	1.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.7%	1.5%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South Africa by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Africa are Immigrants from Norway (6.0%, a difference of 0.25%), Immigrants from Austria (6.0%, a difference of 0.45%), Cambodian (6.0%, a difference of 0.47%), New Zealander (6.0%, a difference of 0.66%), and Estonian (6.0%, a difference of 0.67%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Thais	100.0 /100 \| #32	Exceptional 6.1%
Burmese	100.0 /100 \| #33	Exceptional 6.1%
Mongolians	100.0 /100 \| #34	Exceptional 6.1%
Immigrants \| Korea	100.0 /100 \| #35	Exceptional 6.1%
Immigrants \| Russia	100.0 /100 \| #36	Exceptional 6.0%
Immigrants \| Austria	100.0 /100 \| #37	Exceptional 6.0%
Immigrants \| Norway	100.0 /100 \| #38	Exceptional 6.0%
Immigrants \| South Africa	100.0 /100 \| #39	Exceptional 6.0%
Cambodians	100.0 /100 \| #40	Exceptional 6.0%
New Zealanders	100.0 /100 \| #41	Exceptional 6.0%
Estonians	100.0 /100 \| #42	Exceptional 6.0%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	100.0 /100 \| #43	Exceptional 5.9%
Argentineans	100.0 /100 \| #44	Exceptional 5.9%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	100.0 /100 \| #45	Exceptional 5.9%
Immigrants \| Argentina	100.0 /100 \| #46	Exceptional 5.9%

Demographics Similar to Sri Lankans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Immigrants from Poland (4.3%, a difference of 0.040%), Slovak (4.3%, a difference of 0.30%), Ghanaian (4.3%, a difference of 0.32%), French (4.2%, a difference of 0.37%), and Immigrants from Thailand (4.3%, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
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%
Scandinavians	25.8 /100 \| #194	Fair 4.2%
Nigerians	24.6 /100 \| #195	Fair 4.2%
Spanish	23.0 /100 \| #196	Fair 4.2%
Czechoslovakians	22.4 /100 \| #197	Fair 4.2%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	22.1 /100 \| #198	Fair 4.2%