Immigrants from Eastern Europe vs Scotch-Irish Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 474,383,803 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Europe and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.426 and weighted average of 5.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 542,187,635 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.563 and weighted average of 4.3%, a difference of 21.9%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Eastern Europe	Scotch-Irish
Minimum	0.35%	0.53%
Maximum	10.3%	41.7%
Range	9.9%	41.1%
Mean	4.2%	6.5%
Median	3.8%	4.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.6%	2.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.4%	5.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.8%	3.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.0%	7.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.0%	7.4%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Eastern Europe by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Europe are Laotian (5.2%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Scotland (5.3%, a difference of 0.20%), Egyptian (5.3%, a difference of 0.30%), Chilean (5.3%, a difference of 0.30%), and Immigrants from Chile (5.3%, a difference of 0.44%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Zimbabwe	99.6 /100 \| #85	Exceptional 5.3%
Greeks	99.6 /100 \| #86	Exceptional 5.3%
Immigrants \| Chile	99.5 /100 \| #87	Exceptional 5.3%
Egyptians	99.5 /100 \| #88	Exceptional 5.3%
Chileans	99.5 /100 \| #89	Exceptional 5.3%
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.5 /100 \| #90	Exceptional 5.3%
Laotians	99.5 /100 \| #91	Exceptional 5.2%
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	99.5 /100 \| #92	Exceptional 5.2%
Northern Europeans	99.3 /100 \| #93	Exceptional 5.2%
Alsatians	99.3 /100 \| #94	Exceptional 5.2%
Zimbabweans	99.3 /100 \| #95	Exceptional 5.2%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	99.2 /100 \| #96	Exceptional 5.2%
Syrians	99.1 /100 \| #97	Exceptional 5.2%
Austrians	99.1 /100 \| #98	Exceptional 5.2%
Immigrants \| Italy	99.1 /100 \| #99	Exceptional 5.2%

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Cameroon (4.3%, a difference of 0.15%), Welsh (4.3%, a difference of 0.27%), Belgian (4.3%, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Thailand (4.3%, a difference of 0.43%), and Slovak (4.3%, a difference of 0.60%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
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%
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%