Immigrants from Southern Europe vs Irish Master's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 402,732,605 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.793 and weighted average of 16.6%. 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 10.5%.

Master's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Southern Europe	Irish
Minimum	2.6%	0.78%
Maximum	100.0%	57.5%
Range	97.4%	56.7%
Mean	15.6%	17.6%
Median	11.4%	16.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.6%	13.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.0%	19.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	11.3%	5.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	17.6%	9.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	17.4%	9.0%

Similar Demographics by Master's Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Moldova (16.6%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Uganda (16.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Northern European (16.7%, a difference of 0.42%), Brazilian (16.5%, a difference of 0.43%), and Arab (16.7%, a difference of 0.49%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
Moroccans	98.0 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 16.8%
Immigrants \| Chile	98.0 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 16.8%
Austrians	97.8 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 16.7%
Macedonians	97.7 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 16.7%
Arabs	97.7 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 16.7%
Northern Europeans	97.6 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 16.7%
Immigrants \| Uganda	97.3 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 16.6%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	97.2 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 16.6%
Immigrants \| Moldova	97.2 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 16.6%
Brazilians	96.8 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 16.5%
Jordanians	96.5 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 16.5%
Lebanese	96.4 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 16.5%
Afghans	96.2 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 16.5%
British	95.6 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 16.4%
Croatians	95.6 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 16.4%

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%