Immigrants from Northern Africa vs Scotch-Irish Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 320,940,889 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Northern Africa and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.556 and weighted average of 5.1%. 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 17.6%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Northern Africa	Scotch-Irish
Minimum	0.89%	0.53%
Maximum	11.4%	41.7%
Range	10.5%	41.1%
Mean	4.4%	6.5%
Median	4.5%	4.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.9%	2.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.5%	5.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.6%	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 Northern Africa by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Northern Africa are Ukrainian (5.1%, a difference of 0.25%), Arab (5.0%, a difference of 0.31%), Immigrants from Egypt (5.1%, a difference of 0.33%), Immigrants from Uganda (5.0%, a difference of 0.34%), and Immigrants from Ukraine (5.0%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
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%
Ugandans	98.8 /100 \| #100	Exceptional 5.1%
Immigrants \| Egypt	98.5 /100 \| #101	Exceptional 5.1%
Ukrainians	98.5 /100 \| #102	Exceptional 5.1%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	98.4 /100 \| #103	Exceptional 5.1%
Arabs	98.2 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Uganda	98.2 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	98.2 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 5.0%
Maltese	98.1 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	98.1 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 5.0%
British	98.0 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 5.0%
Lebanese	98.0 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 5.0%

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%