Immigrants from Sierra Leone vs Irish Master's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 101,623,305 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.259 and weighted average of 16.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 579,087,481 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Irish and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.347 and weighted average of 15.0%, a difference of 8.3%.

Master's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Sierra Leone	Irish
Minimum	3.4%	0.78%
Maximum	32.2%	57.5%
Range	28.9%	56.7%
Mean	15.4%	17.6%
Median	15.4%	16.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	12.4%	13.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	18.0%	19.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.6%	5.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.9%	9.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.8%	9.0%

Similar Demographics by Master's Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Palestinian (16.3%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Eastern Africa (16.3%, a difference of 0.31%), Italian (16.4%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Eritrea (16.4%, a difference of 0.50%), and Croatian (16.4%, a difference of 0.57%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
Afghans	96.2 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 16.5%
British	95.6 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 16.4%
Croatians	95.6 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 16.4%
Immigrants \| Eritrea	95.5 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 16.4%
Italians	95.4 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 16.4%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	95.2 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 16.3%
Palestinians	94.8 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 16.3%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	94.7 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 16.3%
Immigrants \| Syria	93.3 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 16.2%
Immigrants \| Jordan	92.7 /100 \| #130	Exceptional 16.1%
Taiwanese	91.9 /100 \| #131	Exceptional 16.1%
Serbians	91.7 /100 \| #132	Exceptional 16.1%
Immigrants \| Sudan	90.2 /100 \| #133	Exceptional 16.0%
Venezuelans	88.4 /100 \| #134	Excellent 15.9%
South American Indians	88.4 /100 \| #135	Excellent 15.9%

Demographics Similar to Irish by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Irish are Immigrants from Ghana (15.0%, a difference of 0.35%), Immigrants from Uruguay (15.0%, a difference of 0.46%), Costa Rican (15.0%, a difference of 0.50%), Slovak (14.9%, a difference of 0.81%), and Scottish (15.2%, a difference of 0.84%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
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%
Immigrants \| Colombia	48.3 /100 \| #177	Average 14.9%