Irish vs Immigrants from Southern Europe Master's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 579,087,481 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Irish and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.347 and weighted average of 15.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 402,732,605 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.793 and weighted average of 16.6%, a difference of 10.5%.

Master's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Irish	Immigrants from Southern Europe
Minimum	0.78%	2.6%
Maximum	57.5%	100.0%
Range	56.7%	97.4%
Mean	17.6%	15.6%
Median	16.3%	11.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	13.4%	5.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	19.3%	17.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.9%	11.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	9.0%	17.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	9.0%	17.4%

Similar Demographics by Master's Degree

Demographics Similar to Irish by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Irish are Immigrants from Ghana (15.0%, a difference of 0.35%), Immigrants from Uruguay (15.0%, a difference of 0.46%), Costa Rican (15.0%, a difference of 0.50%), Slovak (14.9%, a difference of 0.81%), and Scottish (15.2%, a difference of 0.84%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
Uruguayans	67.1 /100 \| #163	Good 15.3%
Colombians	66.9 /100 \| #164	Good 15.3%
Immigrants \| Kenya	66.6 /100 \| #165	Good 15.3%
Swedes	66.1 /100 \| #166	Good 15.2%
Senegalese	65.6 /100 \| #167	Good 15.2%
Immigrants \| North Macedonia	64.5 /100 \| #168	Good 15.2%
Scottish	62.7 /100 \| #169	Good 15.2%
Irish	56.3 /100 \| #170	Average 15.0%
Immigrants \| Ghana	53.6 /100 \| #171	Average 15.0%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	52.8 /100 \| #172	Average 15.0%
Costa Ricans	52.5 /100 \| #173	Average 15.0%
Slovaks	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 14.9%
Immigrants \| Peru	49.6 /100 \| #175	Average 14.9%
Nigerians	48.6 /100 \| #176	Average 14.9%
Immigrants \| Colombia	48.3 /100 \| #177	Average 14.9%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Moldova (16.6%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Uganda (16.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Northern European (16.7%, a difference of 0.42%), Brazilian (16.5%, a difference of 0.43%), and Arab (16.7%, a difference of 0.49%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
Moroccans	98.0 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 16.8%
Immigrants \| Chile	98.0 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 16.8%
Austrians	97.8 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 16.7%
Macedonians	97.7 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 16.7%
Arabs	97.7 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 16.7%
Northern Europeans	97.6 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 16.7%
Immigrants \| Uganda	97.3 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 16.6%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	97.2 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 16.6%
Immigrants \| Moldova	97.2 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 16.6%
Brazilians	96.8 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 16.5%
Jordanians	96.5 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 16.5%
Lebanese	96.4 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 16.5%
Afghans	96.2 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 16.5%
British	95.6 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 16.4%
Croatians	95.6 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 16.4%