Immigrants from Central America vs Sri Lankan Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 530,794,106 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.873 and weighted average of 2.9%. 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 48.6%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Central America	Sri Lankan
Minimum	0.36%	0.14%
Maximum	5.1%	6.4%
Range	4.7%	6.2%
Mean	1.9%	3.0%
Median	1.5%	2.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.78%	1.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.0%	4.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.3%	2.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.3%	1.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.3%	1.5%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Central America by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Yup'ik (2.9%, a difference of 0.050%), Navajo (2.9%, a difference of 0.12%), Arapaho (2.9%, a difference of 0.19%), Tohono O'odham (2.8%, a difference of 0.83%), and Immigrants from the Azores (2.8%, a difference of 1.5%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 3.1%
Puget Sound Salish	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 3.1%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 3.0%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 3.0%
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 2.9%
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 2.9%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 2.9%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 2.9%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 2.9%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 2.8%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 2.8%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 2.7%
Spanish American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 2.7%
Immigrants \| Mexico	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 2.6%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 2.5%

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%