Immigrants from West Indies vs Scotch-Irish Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 72,432,787 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.320 and weighted average of 4.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 542,187,635 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.563 and weighted average of 4.3%, a difference of 8.8%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from West Indies	Scotch-Irish
Minimum	0.54%	0.53%
Maximum	14.3%	41.7%
Range	13.7%	41.1%
Mean	3.9%	6.5%
Median	3.1%	4.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.3%	2.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	4.3%	5.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.0%	3.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	3.2%	7.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	3.1%	7.4%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from West Indies by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (3.9%, a difference of 0.14%), Cuban (4.0%, a difference of 0.25%), German Russian (4.0%, a difference of 0.37%), Nicaraguan (3.9%, a difference of 0.42%), and Ecuadorian (3.9%, a difference of 0.87%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
French Canadians	8.0 /100 \| #221	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	7.5 /100 \| #222	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	7.4 /100 \| #223	Tragic 4.0%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	7.1 /100 \| #224	Tragic 4.0%
Tlingit-Haida	6.9 /100 \| #225	Tragic 4.0%
German Russians	6.1 /100 \| #226	Tragic 4.0%
Cubans	5.9 /100 \| #227	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| West Indies	5.6 /100 \| #228	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	5.4 /100 \| #229	Tragic 3.9%
Nicaraguans	5.1 /100 \| #230	Tragic 3.9%
Ecuadorians	4.6 /100 \| #231	Tragic 3.9%
Cree	4.3 /100 \| #232	Tragic 3.9%
Immigrants \| Philippines	4.1 /100 \| #233	Tragic 3.9%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	4.0 /100 \| #234	Tragic 3.9%
Immigrants \| Barbados	4.0 /100 \| #235	Tragic 3.9%

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Cameroon (4.3%, a difference of 0.15%), Welsh (4.3%, a difference of 0.27%), Belgian (4.3%, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Thailand (4.3%, a difference of 0.43%), and Slovak (4.3%, a difference of 0.60%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Kenya	45.9 /100 \| #179	Average 4.4%
Czechs	44.9 /100 \| #180	Average 4.4%
Danes	43.5 /100 \| #181	Average 4.4%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	43.2 /100 \| #182	Average 4.4%
Bermudans	43.1 /100 \| #183	Average 4.4%
Belgians	36.2 /100 \| #184	Fair 4.3%
Welsh	35.8 /100 \| #185	Fair 4.3%
Scotch-Irish	34.2 /100 \| #186	Fair 4.3%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	33.3 /100 \| #187	Fair 4.3%
Immigrants \| Thailand	31.7 /100 \| #188	Fair 4.3%
Slovaks	30.7 /100 \| #189	Fair 4.3%
Immigrants \| Poland	29.2 /100 \| #190	Fair 4.3%
Sri Lankans	29.0 /100 \| #191	Fair 4.3%
Ghanaians	27.3 /100 \| #192	Fair 4.3%
French	27.1 /100 \| #193	Fair 4.2%