Immigrants from Western Africa vs Scotch-Irish Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,190,619 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.556 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 7.4%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	Scotch-Irish
Minimum	0.64%	0.53%
Maximum	6.7%	41.7%
Range	6.1%	41.1%
Mean	3.1%	6.5%
Median	3.1%	4.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.2%	2.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	4.1%	5.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.0%	3.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.4%	7.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.3%	7.4%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (4.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (4.0%, a difference of 0.22%), French Canadian (4.0%, a difference of 0.25%), Tlingit-Haida (4.0%, a difference of 0.35%), and Ute (4.0%, a difference of 0.38%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Portuguese	10.5 /100 \| #215	Poor 4.1%
West Indians	9.8 /100 \| #216	Tragic 4.1%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	9.4 /100 \| #217	Tragic 4.0%
Dutch	9.0 /100 \| #218	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	8.9 /100 \| #219	Tragic 4.0%
Ute	8.2 /100 \| #220	Tragic 4.0%
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%

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%