Immigrants from Laos vs Mexican 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 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 18.0%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	Mexican
Minimum	0.26%	0.25%
Maximum	15.2%	5.5%
Range	15.0%	5.2%
Mean	3.1%	2.1%
Median	2.3%	1.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.4%	1.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.3%	3.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.9%	2.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.9%	1.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.9%	1.3%

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 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%