Immigrants from Syria vs Scotch-Irish Master's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,107,928 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Syria and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.278 and weighted average of 16.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 548,205,332 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.362 and weighted average of 14.4%, a difference of 12.3%.

Master's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Syria	Scotch-Irish
Minimum	3.4%	0.67%
Maximum	47.4%	42.9%
Range	44.0%	42.2%
Mean	16.8%	12.9%
Median	15.3%	12.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	13.0%	8.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	18.2%	14.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.2%	6.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	8.7%	7.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	8.6%	7.1%

Similar Demographics by Master's Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Syria by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Syria are Immigrants from Jordan (16.1%, a difference of 0.26%), Taiwanese (16.1%, a difference of 0.58%), Serbian (16.1%, a difference of 0.67%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (16.3%, a difference of 0.75%), and Palestinian (16.3%, a difference of 0.80%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
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%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	86.8 /100 \| #136	Excellent 15.8%

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Panamanian (14.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Western Africa (14.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Yugoslavian (14.4%, a difference of 0.13%), French (14.4%, a difference of 0.24%), and Trinidadian and Tobagonian (14.4%, a difference of 0.27%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
Chinese	32.5 /100 \| #194	Fair 14.6%
Danes	31.3 /100 \| #195	Fair 14.5%
Czechoslovakians	29.9 /100 \| #196	Fair 14.5%
Belgians	28.0 /100 \| #197	Fair 14.5%
West Indians	27.4 /100 \| #198	Fair 14.5%
Immigrants \| Armenia	27.2 /100 \| #199	Fair 14.5%
Panamanians	25.1 /100 \| #200	Fair 14.4%
Scotch-Irish	25.0 /100 \| #201	Fair 14.4%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	24.9 /100 \| #202	Fair 14.4%
Yugoslavians	24.3 /100 \| #203	Fair 14.4%
French	23.7 /100 \| #204	Fair 14.4%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	23.5 /100 \| #205	Fair 14.4%
Scandinavians	23.3 /100 \| #206	Fair 14.4%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	22.0 /100 \| #207	Fair 14.3%
Immigrants \| Barbados	20.5 /100 \| #208	Fair 14.3%