British vs Northern European Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 527,483,146 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of British and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.277 and weighted average of 5.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 405,045,540 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Northern Europeans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.398 and weighted average of 5.2%, a difference of 3.5%.

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to British are Immigrants from Southern Europe (5.0%, a difference of 0.020%), Maltese (5.0%, a difference of 0.060%), Lebanese (5.0%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Ukraine (5.0%, a difference of 0.18%), and Immigrants from Uganda (5.0%, a difference of 0.21%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Northern Europeans are Alsatian (5.2%, a difference of 0.020%), Zimbabwean (5.2%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan (5.2%, a difference of 0.61%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe (5.2%, a difference of 0.65%), and Laotian (5.2%, a difference of 0.68%).