Immigrants from Costa Rica vs Mexican Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 204,151,669 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.228 and weighted average of 4.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 557,026,409 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Mexicans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.890 and weighted average of 2.7%, a difference of 59.5%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Costa Rica	Mexican
Minimum	0.26%	0.25%
Maximum	14.9%	5.5%
Range	14.6%	5.2%
Mean	4.3%	2.1%
Median	4.1%	1.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.4%	1.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	4.7%	3.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.3%	2.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.0%	1.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.9%	1.3%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Immigrants from Kenya (4.4%, a difference of 0.11%), Celtic (4.4%, a difference of 0.13%), Czech (4.4%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Peru (4.4%, a difference of 0.39%), and Danish (4.4%, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	56.0 /100 \| #171	Average 4.4%
Spaniards	52.0 /100 \| #172	Average 4.4%
English	50.1 /100 \| #173	Average 4.4%
Kenyans	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 4.4%
Irish	50.0 /100 \| #175	Average 4.4%
Immigrants \| Peru	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 4.4%
Celtics	47.6 /100 \| #177	Average 4.4%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	46.7 /100 \| #178	Average 4.4%
Immigrants \| Kenya	45.9 /100 \| #179	Average 4.4%
Czechs	44.9 /100 \| #180	Average 4.4%
Danes	43.5 /100 \| #181	Average 4.4%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	43.2 /100 \| #182	Average 4.4%
Bermudans	43.1 /100 \| #183	Average 4.4%
Belgians	36.2 /100 \| #184	Fair 4.3%
Welsh	35.8 /100 \| #185	Fair 4.3%

Demographics Similar to Mexicans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Mexicans are Immigrants from the Azores (2.8%, a difference of 2.8%), Tohono O'odham (2.8%, a difference of 3.5%), Spanish American Indian (2.7%, a difference of 3.6%), Immigrants from Mexico (2.6%, a difference of 4.0%), and Yup'ik (2.9%, a difference of 4.3%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
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%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 2.2%