Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Scotland Average Family Size

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 548,372,805 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.056 and weighted average of 3.11. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 196,383,417 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Scotland and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.305 and weighted average of 3.12, a difference of 0.60%.

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Latvian (3.11, a difference of 0.0%), Scottish (3.11, a difference of 0.0%), Estonian (3.10, a difference of 0.050%), Belgian (3.11, a difference of 0.060%), and Dutch (3.11, a difference of 0.12%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Scotland are Russian (3.12, a difference of 0.020%), Bulgarian (3.13, a difference of 0.060%), Serbian (3.12, a difference of 0.090%), Italian (3.12, a difference of 0.15%), and Eastern European (3.12, a difference of 0.16%).