Irish vs Immigrants from Portugal Associate's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 580,555,022 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Irish and percentage of population with at least associate's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.118 and weighted average of 46.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,792,107 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population with at least associate's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.556 and weighted average of 40.1%, a difference of 15.8%.

Associate's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Irish	Immigrants from Portugal
Minimum	3.2%	10.6%
Maximum	89.4%	69.0%
Range	86.2%	58.4%
Mean	44.9%	35.1%
Median	47.1%	36.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	38.3%	24.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	51.7%	44.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	13.4%	19.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	13.9%	11.8%
Standard Deviation (Population)	13.9%	11.7%

Similar Demographics by Associate's Degree

Demographics Similar to Irish by Associate's Degree

In terms of associate's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Irish are Basque (46.5%, a difference of 0.060%), Uruguayan (46.5%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Somalia (46.5%, a difference of 0.14%), Peruvian (46.4%, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Iraq (46.4%, a difference of 0.25%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Associate's Degree
Somalis	62.5 /100 \| #163	Good 46.8%
Colombians	62.4 /100 \| #164	Good 46.8%
Immigrants \| South America	59.9 /100 \| #165	Average 46.7%
Hungarians	59.3 /100 \| #166	Average 46.7%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	59.2 /100 \| #167	Average 46.7%
Immigrants \| Somalia	55.5 /100 \| #168	Average 46.5%
Uruguayans	55.4 /100 \| #169	Average 46.5%
Irish	53.6 /100 \| #170	Average 46.5%
Basques	52.8 /100 \| #171	Average 46.5%
Peruvians	50.5 /100 \| #172	Average 46.4%
Immigrants \| Iraq	50.3 /100 \| #173	Average 46.4%
English	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 46.4%
Belgians	48.9 /100 \| #175	Average 46.3%
Finns	48.5 /100 \| #176	Average 46.3%
Slovaks	48.4 /100 \| #177	Average 46.3%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Associate's Degree

In terms of associate's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Immigrants from Micronesia (40.2%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Nicaragua (40.3%, a difference of 0.30%), Bangladeshi (40.0%, a difference of 0.31%), Ottawa (40.3%, a difference of 0.34%), and Haitian (40.0%, a difference of 0.46%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Associate's Degree
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.1 /100 \| #274	Tragic 40.5%
Potawatomi	0.1 /100 \| #275	Tragic 40.4%
Puerto Ricans	0.1 /100 \| #276	Tragic 40.4%
Blackfeet	0.1 /100 \| #277	Tragic 40.3%
Ottawa	0.1 /100 \| #278	Tragic 40.3%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.1 /100 \| #279	Tragic 40.3%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	0.1 /100 \| #280	Tragic 40.2%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.1 /100 \| #281	Tragic 40.1%
Bangladeshis	0.1 /100 \| #282	Tragic 40.0%
Haitians	0.1 /100 \| #283	Tragic 40.0%
Comanche	0.1 /100 \| #284	Tragic 39.9%
Immigrants \| Belize	0.1 /100 \| #285	Tragic 39.9%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.0 /100 \| #286	Tragic 39.7%
Aleuts	0.0 /100 \| #287	Tragic 39.6%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.0 /100 \| #288	Tragic 39.5%