Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Dominican Republic Professional Degree

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 274,641,839 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominican Republic and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.376 and weighted average of 3.4%, a difference of 26.6%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Dominican Republic
Minimum	0.53%	0.38%
Maximum	41.7%	7.0%
Range	41.1%	6.6%
Mean	6.5%	2.5%
Median	4.0%	2.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.8%	1.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.9%	3.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.0%	2.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.5%	1.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.4%	1.6%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic are Malaysian (3.4%, a difference of 0.11%), Black/African American (3.4%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Yemen (3.4%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Haiti (3.4%, a difference of 0.76%), and Cajun (3.4%, a difference of 0.77%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Paiute	0.3 /100 \| #294	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.2 /100 \| #295	Tragic 3.4%
Hawaiians	0.2 /100 \| #296	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.2 /100 \| #297	Tragic 3.4%
Ottawa	0.2 /100 \| #298	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.2 /100 \| #299	Tragic 3.4%
Blacks/African Americans	0.2 /100 \| #300	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.2 /100 \| #301	Tragic 3.4%
Malaysians	0.2 /100 \| #302	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.2 /100 \| #303	Tragic 3.4%
Cajuns	0.2 /100 \| #304	Tragic 3.4%
Chickasaw	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 3.4%
Cape Verdeans	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 3.4%
Samoans	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 3.3%
Shoshone	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 3.3%