Immigrants from Portugal vs Scottish Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,657,094 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.553 and weighted average of 3.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 558,904,242 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Scottish and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.762 and weighted average of 4.6%, a difference of 28.5%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Portugal	Scottish
Minimum	0.14%	1.3%
Maximum	6.6%	100.0%
Range	6.5%	98.7%
Mean	2.8%	9.2%
Median	2.6%	4.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.4%	4.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	4.1%	8.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.7%	4.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.6%	14.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.6%	14.1%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Japanese (3.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Dominican (3.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Apache (3.5%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Caribbean (3.5%, a difference of 0.080%), and Cheyenne (3.6%, a difference of 0.10%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.5 /100 \| #272	Tragic 3.6%
Americans	0.5 /100 \| #273	Tragic 3.6%
Potawatomi	0.5 /100 \| #274	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.5 /100 \| #275	Tragic 3.6%
Liberians	0.5 /100 \| #276	Tragic 3.6%
Cheyenne	0.5 /100 \| #277	Tragic 3.6%
Japanese	0.5 /100 \| #278	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.5 /100 \| #279	Tragic 3.5%
Dominicans	0.5 /100 \| #280	Tragic 3.5%
Apache	0.5 /100 \| #281	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.5 /100 \| #282	Tragic 3.5%
Comanche	0.4 /100 \| #283	Tragic 3.5%
Salvadorans	0.4 /100 \| #284	Tragic 3.5%
Hondurans	0.3 /100 \| #285	Tragic 3.5%
Haitians	0.3 /100 \| #286	Tragic 3.5%

Demographics Similar to Scottish by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scottish are Immigrants from Africa (4.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Uruguay (4.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Polish (4.6%, a difference of 0.14%), Slavic (4.5%, a difference of 0.18%), and Immigrants from Oceania (4.6%, a difference of 0.28%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Colombians	77.7 /100 \| #147	Good 4.6%
Slovenes	76.1 /100 \| #148	Good 4.6%
Senegalese	75.3 /100 \| #149	Good 4.6%
Immigrants \| Oceania	73.4 /100 \| #150	Good 4.6%
Poles	72.6 /100 \| #151	Good 4.6%
Immigrants \| Africa	72.5 /100 \| #152	Good 4.6%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	72.5 /100 \| #153	Good 4.6%
Scottish	71.8 /100 \| #154	Good 4.6%
Slavs	70.8 /100 \| #155	Good 4.5%
Swedes	69.9 /100 \| #156	Good 4.5%
Iraqis	69.8 /100 \| #157	Good 4.5%
Immigrants \| Armenia	68.8 /100 \| #158	Good 4.5%
Vietnamese	68.4 /100 \| #159	Good 4.5%
Immigrants \| Senegal	68.0 /100 \| #160	Good 4.5%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	67.4 /100 \| #161	Good 4.5%