Immigrants from Sierra Leone vs Sri Lankan 8th Grade

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 101,634,956 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and percentage of population with at least 8th grade education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.289 and weighted average of 95.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 440,593,938 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and percentage of population with at least 8th grade education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.181 and weighted average of 94.0%, a difference of 1.2%.

8th Grade Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Sierra Leone	Sri Lankan
Minimum	90.0%	71.3%
Maximum	100.0%	100.0%
Range	10.0%	28.7%
Mean	95.8%	90.7%
Median	95.7%	91.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	94.3%	86.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	97.5%	95.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.2%	8.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.4%	6.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.4%	6.4%

Similar Demographics by 8th Grade

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone by 8th Grade

In terms of 8th grade, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Ethiopian (95.1%, a difference of 0.0%), South American Indian (95.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Native/Alaskan (95.2%, a difference of 0.020%), Tongan (95.1%, a difference of 0.030%), and Paiute (95.1%, a difference of 0.030%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	8th Grade
Indians (Asian)	3.3 /100 \| #232	Tragic 95.2%
Immigrants \| Asia	3.1 /100 \| #233	Tragic 95.2%
Costa Ricans	3.0 /100 \| #234	Tragic 95.2%
Nigerians	2.9 /100 \| #235	Tragic 95.2%
Senegalese	2.7 /100 \| #236	Tragic 95.2%
Immigrants \| Africa	2.7 /100 \| #237	Tragic 95.2%
Natives/Alaskans	2.3 /100 \| #238	Tragic 95.2%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	2.1 /100 \| #239	Tragic 95.1%
Ethiopians	2.0 /100 \| #240	Tragic 95.1%
South American Indians	1.9 /100 \| #241	Tragic 95.1%
Tongans	1.7 /100 \| #242	Tragic 95.1%
Paiute	1.7 /100 \| #243	Tragic 95.1%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	1.7 /100 \| #244	Tragic 95.1%
Jamaicans	1.4 /100 \| #245	Tragic 95.1%
Somalis	1.4 /100 \| #246	Tragic 95.1%

Demographics Similar to Sri Lankans by 8th Grade

In terms of 8th grade, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Immigrants from Dominica (94.0%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Laos (94.1%, a difference of 0.10%), Cuban (94.1%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (94.1%, a difference of 0.12%), and Guyanese (93.9%, a difference of 0.13%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	8th Grade
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #295	Tragic 94.2%
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #296	Tragic 94.2%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	0.0 /100 \| #297	Tragic 94.2%
Indonesians	0.0 /100 \| #298	Tragic 94.1%
Cubans	0.0 /100 \| #299	Tragic 94.1%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	0.0 /100 \| #300	Tragic 94.1%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.0 /100 \| #301	Tragic 94.1%
Sri Lankans	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic 94.0%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic 94.0%
Guyanese	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 93.9%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 93.9%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 93.8%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 93.8%
Ecuadorians	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 93.6%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	0.0 /100 \| #309	Tragic 93.6%