Costa Rican vs Immigrants from West Indies Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,366,674 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Costa Ricans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.064 and weighted average of 4.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 72,432,787 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.320 and weighted average of 4.0%, a difference of 13.1%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Costa Rican	Immigrants from West Indies
Minimum	0.25%	0.54%
Maximum	10.3%	14.3%
Range	10.0%	13.7%
Mean	4.3%	3.9%
Median	4.2%	3.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.4%	2.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.3%	4.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.9%	2.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.3%	3.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.3%	3.1%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Costa Ricans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Costa Ricans are Immigrants from Colombia (4.5%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Afghanistan (4.5%, a difference of 0.11%), Swiss (4.5%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (4.5%, a difference of 0.17%), and Chinese (4.5%, a difference of 0.19%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Armenia	68.8 /100 \| #158	Good 4.5%
Vietnamese	68.4 /100 \| #159	Good 4.5%
Immigrants \| Senegal	68.0 /100 \| #160	Good 4.5%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	67.4 /100 \| #161	Good 4.5%
Peruvians	65.2 /100 \| #162	Good 4.5%
Sierra Leoneans	64.3 /100 \| #163	Good 4.5%
Swiss	61.0 /100 \| #164	Good 4.5%
Costa Ricans	59.9 /100 \| #165	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Colombia	59.4 /100 \| #166	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	59.2 /100 \| #167	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	58.7 /100 \| #168	Average 4.5%
Chinese	58.6 /100 \| #169	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Zaire	57.4 /100 \| #170	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	56.0 /100 \| #171	Average 4.4%
Spaniards	52.0 /100 \| #172	Average 4.4%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from West Indies by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (3.9%, a difference of 0.14%), Cuban (4.0%, a difference of 0.25%), German Russian (4.0%, a difference of 0.37%), Nicaraguan (3.9%, a difference of 0.42%), and Ecuadorian (3.9%, a difference of 0.87%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
French Canadians	8.0 /100 \| #221	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	7.5 /100 \| #222	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	7.4 /100 \| #223	Tragic 4.0%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	7.1 /100 \| #224	Tragic 4.0%
Tlingit-Haida	6.9 /100 \| #225	Tragic 4.0%
German Russians	6.1 /100 \| #226	Tragic 4.0%
Cubans	5.9 /100 \| #227	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| West Indies	5.6 /100 \| #228	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	5.4 /100 \| #229	Tragic 3.9%
Nicaraguans	5.1 /100 \| #230	Tragic 3.9%
Ecuadorians	4.6 /100 \| #231	Tragic 3.9%
Cree	4.3 /100 \| #232	Tragic 3.9%
Immigrants \| Philippines	4.1 /100 \| #233	Tragic 3.9%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	4.0 /100 \| #234	Tragic 3.9%
Immigrants \| Barbados	4.0 /100 \| #235	Tragic 3.9%