Pennsylvania German vs Dutch West Indian Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 233,026,471 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Pennsylvania Germans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.240 and weighted average of 3.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 85,349,686 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Dutch West Indians and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.720 and weighted average of 3.1%, a difference of 4.2%.

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Pennsylvania Germans are Native/Alaskan (3.0%, a difference of 0.56%), Fijian (2.9%, a difference of 1.6%), Arapaho (2.9%, a difference of 3.4%), Navajo (2.9%, a difference of 3.5%), and Immigrants from Central America (2.9%, a difference of 3.6%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Dutch West Indians are Creek (3.1%, a difference of 0.060%), Menominee (3.1%, a difference of 0.10%), Bangladeshi (3.1%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Cabo Verde (3.1%, a difference of 0.35%), and Kiowa (3.1%, a difference of 0.47%).