Immigrants from Laos vs Sri Lankan 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 439,314,043 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.567 and weighted average of 4.3%, a difference of 31.4%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	Sri Lankan
Minimum	0.26%	0.14%
Maximum	15.2%	6.4%
Range	15.0%	6.2%
Mean	3.1%	3.0%
Median	2.3%	2.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.4%	1.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.3%	4.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.9%	2.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.9%	1.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.9%	1.5%

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 Sri Lankans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Immigrants from Poland (4.3%, a difference of 0.040%), Slovak (4.3%, a difference of 0.30%), Ghanaian (4.3%, a difference of 0.32%), French (4.2%, a difference of 0.37%), and Immigrants from Thailand (4.3%, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
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%
Scandinavians	25.8 /100 \| #194	Fair 4.2%
Nigerians	24.6 /100 \| #195	Fair 4.2%
Spanish	23.0 /100 \| #196	Fair 4.2%
Czechoslovakians	22.4 /100 \| #197	Fair 4.2%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	22.1 /100 \| #198	Fair 4.2%