Immigrants from Laos vs African GED/Equivalency

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,472,886 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and percentage of population with at least ged/equivalency education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.250 and weighted average of 82.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 470,092,963 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Africans and percentage of population with at least ged/equivalency education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.196 and weighted average of 83.4%, a difference of 0.82%.

GED/Equivalency Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	African
Minimum	48.4%	56.9%
Maximum	95.3%	100.0%
Range	46.9%	43.1%
Mean	80.2%	81.0%
Median	81.3%	82.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	76.5%	75.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	85.2%	85.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.6%	9.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.9%	9.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.8%	9.8%

Similar Demographics by GED/Equivalency

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by GED/Equivalency

In terms of ged/equivalency, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Immigrants from Fiji (82.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Cheyenne (82.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Arapaho (82.8%, a difference of 0.030%), Black/African American (82.8%, a difference of 0.050%), and Seminole (82.8%, a difference of 0.070%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	GED/Equivalency
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.2 /100 \| #271	Tragic 82.9%
Barbadians	0.1 /100 \| #272	Tragic 82.9%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.1 /100 \| #273	Tragic 82.9%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.1 /100 \| #274	Tragic 82.8%
Seminole	0.1 /100 \| #275	Tragic 82.8%
Blacks/African Americans	0.1 /100 \| #276	Tragic 82.8%
Arapaho	0.1 /100 \| #277	Tragic 82.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.1 /100 \| #278	Tragic 82.7%
Immigrants \| Fiji	0.1 /100 \| #279	Tragic 82.7%
Cheyenne	0.1 /100 \| #280	Tragic 82.7%
Sioux	0.1 /100 \| #281	Tragic 82.6%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	0.1 /100 \| #282	Tragic 82.6%
Indonesians	0.1 /100 \| #283	Tragic 82.5%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.1 /100 \| #284	Tragic 82.4%
Cajuns	0.0 /100 \| #285	Tragic 82.4%

Demographics Similar to Africans by GED/Equivalency

In terms of ged/equivalency, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Colville (83.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Jamaican (83.3%, a difference of 0.13%), Malaysian (83.3%, a difference of 0.16%), Creek (83.6%, a difference of 0.18%), and Comanche (83.6%, a difference of 0.20%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	GED/Equivalency
Crow	1.1 /100 \| #249	Tragic 83.8%
Shoshone	1.0 /100 \| #250	Tragic 83.7%
Spanish Americans	0.8 /100 \| #251	Tragic 83.6%
Bahamians	0.8 /100 \| #252	Tragic 83.6%
Comanche	0.7 /100 \| #253	Tragic 83.6%
Creek	0.7 /100 \| #254	Tragic 83.6%
Colville	0.5 /100 \| #255	Tragic 83.4%
Africans	0.5 /100 \| #256	Tragic 83.4%
Jamaicans	0.4 /100 \| #257	Tragic 83.3%
Malaysians	0.4 /100 \| #258	Tragic 83.3%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	0.3 /100 \| #259	Tragic 83.2%
Choctaw	0.3 /100 \| #260	Tragic 83.1%
Inupiat	0.2 /100 \| #261	Tragic 83.1%
Immigrants \| Armenia	0.2 /100 \| #262	Tragic 83.1%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.2 /100 \| #263	Tragic 83.1%