Immigrants from Laos vs English Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,278,168 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.175 and weighted average of 3.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 568,678,623 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of English and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.455 and weighted average of 4.4%, a difference of 35.8%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	English
Minimum	0.26%	1.1%
Maximum	15.2%	48.5%
Range	15.0%	47.5%
Mean	3.1%	6.7%
Median	2.3%	4.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.4%	3.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.3%	5.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.9%	2.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.9%	8.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.9%	8.1%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Puerto Rican (3.2%, a difference of 0.010%), Nepalese (3.2%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Micronesia (3.2%, a difference of 0.25%), Choctaw (3.2%, a difference of 0.50%), and Mexican American Indian (3.3%, a difference of 0.68%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Shoshone	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 3.3%
Pima	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 3.3%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 3.3%
Cherokee	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 3.3%
Sioux	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 3.3%
Yuman	0.1 /100 \| #313	Tragic 3.3%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #314	Tragic 3.3%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.1 /100 \| #315	Tragic 3.2%
Puerto Ricans	0.1 /100 \| #316	Tragic 3.2%
Nepalese	0.1 /100 \| #317	Tragic 3.2%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	0.1 /100 \| #318	Tragic 3.2%
Choctaw	0.1 /100 \| #319	Tragic 3.2%
Seminole	0.1 /100 \| #320	Tragic 3.2%
Tsimshian	0.0 /100 \| #321	Tragic 3.2%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #322	Tragic 3.2%

Demographics Similar to English by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to English are Kenyan (4.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Irish (4.4%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Peru (4.4%, a difference of 0.11%), Spaniard (4.4%, a difference of 0.28%), and Celtic (4.4%, a difference of 0.36%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
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%
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%