Immigrants from Western Africa vs Scotch-Irish Associate's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,851,677 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and percentage of population with at least associate's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.404 and weighted average of 44.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 548,737,246 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population with at least associate's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.207 and weighted average of 45.3%, a difference of 2.8%.

Associate's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	Scotch-Irish
Minimum	21.0%	2.9%
Maximum	60.6%	100.0%
Range	39.6%	97.1%
Mean	39.4%	38.2%
Median	41.4%	37.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	33.2%	29.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	45.1%	45.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	11.9%	15.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	8.2%	17.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	8.1%	17.8%

Similar Demographics by Associate's Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Associate's Degree

In terms of associate's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Portuguese (44.1%, a difference of 0.20%), White/Caucasian (44.2%, a difference of 0.27%), Barbadian (43.9%, a difference of 0.27%), Subsaharan African (43.9%, a difference of 0.37%), and West Indian (43.8%, a difference of 0.51%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Associate's Degree
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	12.7 /100 \| #214	Poor 44.7%
Immigrants \| Panama	12.4 /100 \| #215	Poor 44.7%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	11.4 /100 \| #216	Poor 44.6%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	10.5 /100 \| #217	Poor 44.5%
Spanish	9.4 /100 \| #218	Tragic 44.4%
Whites/Caucasians	7.5 /100 \| #219	Tragic 44.2%
Portuguese	7.2 /100 \| #220	Tragic 44.1%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	6.6 /100 \| #221	Tragic 44.1%
Barbadians	5.8 /100 \| #222	Tragic 43.9%
Sub-Saharan Africans	5.5 /100 \| #223	Tragic 43.9%
West Indians	5.2 /100 \| #224	Tragic 43.8%
Guamanians/Chamorros	4.8 /100 \| #225	Tragic 43.8%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	4.3 /100 \| #226	Tragic 43.7%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	4.0 /100 \| #227	Tragic 43.6%
Hmong	3.2 /100 \| #228	Tragic 43.4%

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Associate's Degree

In terms of associate's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Bangladesh (45.2%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Senegal (45.2%, a difference of 0.12%), Senegalese (45.2%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Vietnam (45.2%, a difference of 0.16%), and Spaniard (45.2%, a difference of 0.21%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Associate's Degree
Vietnamese	34.0 /100 \| #190	Fair 45.8%
Koreans	33.8 /100 \| #191	Fair 45.8%
Celtics	33.3 /100 \| #192	Fair 45.8%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	31.0 /100 \| #193	Fair 45.7%
Immigrants \| Peru	27.6 /100 \| #194	Fair 45.5%
Germans	26.5 /100 \| #195	Fair 45.5%
French	25.6 /100 \| #196	Fair 45.4%
Scotch-Irish	22.3 /100 \| #197	Fair 45.3%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	21.3 /100 \| #198	Fair 45.2%
Immigrants \| Senegal	21.2 /100 \| #199	Fair 45.2%
Senegalese	21.1 /100 \| #200	Fair 45.2%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	20.8 /100 \| #201	Fair 45.2%
Spaniards	20.4 /100 \| #202	Fair 45.2%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	20.2 /100 \| #203	Fair 45.2%
Nigerians	19.1 /100 \| #204	Poor 45.1%