Immigrants from Southern Europe vs Scotch-Irish Master's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 402,732,605 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.793 and weighted average of 16.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 548,205,332 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.362 and weighted average of 14.4%, a difference of 15.4%.

Master's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Southern Europe	Scotch-Irish
Minimum	2.6%	0.67%
Maximum	100.0%	42.9%
Range	97.4%	42.2%
Mean	15.6%	12.9%
Median	11.4%	12.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.6%	8.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.0%	14.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	11.3%	6.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	17.6%	7.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	17.4%	7.1%

Similar Demographics by Master's Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Moldova (16.6%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Uganda (16.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Northern European (16.7%, a difference of 0.42%), Brazilian (16.5%, a difference of 0.43%), and Arab (16.7%, a difference of 0.49%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
Moroccans	98.0 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 16.8%
Immigrants \| Chile	98.0 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 16.8%
Austrians	97.8 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 16.7%
Macedonians	97.7 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 16.7%
Arabs	97.7 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 16.7%
Northern Europeans	97.6 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 16.7%
Immigrants \| Uganda	97.3 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 16.6%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	97.2 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 16.6%
Immigrants \| Moldova	97.2 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 16.6%
Brazilians	96.8 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 16.5%
Jordanians	96.5 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 16.5%
Lebanese	96.4 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 16.5%
Afghans	96.2 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 16.5%
British	95.6 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 16.4%
Croatians	95.6 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 16.4%

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Panamanian (14.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Western Africa (14.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Yugoslavian (14.4%, a difference of 0.13%), French (14.4%, a difference of 0.24%), and Trinidadian and Tobagonian (14.4%, a difference of 0.27%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
Chinese	32.5 /100 \| #194	Fair 14.6%
Danes	31.3 /100 \| #195	Fair 14.5%
Czechoslovakians	29.9 /100 \| #196	Fair 14.5%
Belgians	28.0 /100 \| #197	Fair 14.5%
West Indians	27.4 /100 \| #198	Fair 14.5%
Immigrants \| Armenia	27.2 /100 \| #199	Fair 14.5%
Panamanians	25.1 /100 \| #200	Fair 14.4%
Scotch-Irish	25.0 /100 \| #201	Fair 14.4%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	24.9 /100 \| #202	Fair 14.4%
Yugoslavians	24.3 /100 \| #203	Fair 14.4%
French	23.7 /100 \| #204	Fair 14.4%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	23.5 /100 \| #205	Fair 14.4%
Scandinavians	23.3 /100 \| #206	Fair 14.4%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	22.0 /100 \| #207	Fair 14.3%
Immigrants \| Barbados	20.5 /100 \| #208	Fair 14.3%