Immigrants from Portugal vs Scottish Master's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,778,978 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.582 and weighted average of 12.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 566,344,578 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Scottish and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.465 and weighted average of 15.2%, a difference of 20.1%.

Master's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Portugal	Scottish
Minimum	0.81%	1.6%
Maximum	20.6%	54.0%
Range	19.8%	52.4%
Mean	10.3%	16.4%
Median	10.6%	14.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.5%	11.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	14.3%	18.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.8%	7.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.1%	9.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.1%	9.8%

Similar Demographics by Master's Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Immigrants from Congo (12.6%, a difference of 0.080%), Indonesian (12.6%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Dominica (12.6%, a difference of 0.14%), Osage (12.6%, a difference of 0.48%), and French American Indian (12.7%, a difference of 0.69%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
Cree	1.3 /100 \| #249	Tragic 12.8%
Liberians	1.3 /100 \| #250	Tragic 12.8%
Tlingit-Haida	1.3 /100 \| #251	Tragic 12.8%
French American Indians	1.0 /100 \| #252	Tragic 12.7%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.8 /100 \| #253	Tragic 12.6%
Indonesians	0.8 /100 \| #254	Tragic 12.6%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.8 /100 \| #255	Tragic 12.6%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.8 /100 \| #256	Tragic 12.6%
Osage	0.7 /100 \| #257	Tragic 12.6%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.6 /100 \| #258	Tragic 12.5%
Japanese	0.6 /100 \| #259	Tragic 12.5%
Dominicans	0.6 /100 \| #260	Tragic 12.5%
Tongans	0.6 /100 \| #261	Tragic 12.5%
Nicaraguans	0.6 /100 \| #262	Tragic 12.5%
Central American Indians	0.5 /100 \| #263	Tragic 12.4%

Demographics Similar to Scottish by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scottish are Immigrants from North Macedonia (15.2%, a difference of 0.25%), Senegalese (15.2%, a difference of 0.39%), Swedish (15.2%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Kenya (15.3%, a difference of 0.54%), and Colombian (15.3%, a difference of 0.58%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
Peruvians	68.7 /100 \| #162	Good 15.3%
Uruguayans	67.1 /100 \| #163	Good 15.3%
Colombians	66.9 /100 \| #164	Good 15.3%
Immigrants \| Kenya	66.6 /100 \| #165	Good 15.3%
Swedes	66.1 /100 \| #166	Good 15.2%
Senegalese	65.6 /100 \| #167	Good 15.2%
Immigrants \| North Macedonia	64.5 /100 \| #168	Good 15.2%
Scottish	62.7 /100 \| #169	Good 15.2%
Irish	56.3 /100 \| #170	Average 15.0%
Immigrants \| Ghana	53.6 /100 \| #171	Average 15.0%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	52.8 /100 \| #172	Average 15.0%
Costa Ricans	52.5 /100 \| #173	Average 15.0%
Slovaks	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 14.9%
Immigrants \| Peru	49.6 /100 \| #175	Average 14.9%
Nigerians	48.6 /100 \| #176	Average 14.9%