Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Jamaica High School Diploma

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 548,780,422 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.353 and weighted average of 90.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 301,829,550 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.153 and weighted average of 86.9%, a difference of 4.5%.

High School Diploma Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Jamaica
Minimum	67.9%	74.4%
Maximum	100.0%	100.0%
Range	32.1%	25.6%
Mean	91.2%	87.0%
Median	90.9%	87.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	88.2%	84.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	96.1%	89.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.9%	4.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.7%	4.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.7%	4.7%

Similar Demographics by High School Diploma

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by High School Diploma

In terms of high school diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Moldova (90.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from England (90.8%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Switzerland (90.8%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Denmark (90.8%, a difference of 0.050%), and Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (90.7%, a difference of 0.050%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	High School Diploma
Cambodians	99.4 /100 \| #75	Exceptional 90.8%
Hungarians	99.3 /100 \| #76	Exceptional 90.8%
Native Hawaiians	99.3 /100 \| #77	Exceptional 90.8%
Burmese	99.3 /100 \| #78	Exceptional 90.8%
Immigrants \| Denmark	99.3 /100 \| #79	Exceptional 90.8%
Immigrants \| England	99.3 /100 \| #80	Exceptional 90.8%
Immigrants \| Switzerland	99.3 /100 \| #81	Exceptional 90.8%
Scotch-Irish	99.2 /100 \| #82	Exceptional 90.8%
Immigrants \| Moldova	99.2 /100 \| #83	Exceptional 90.7%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	99.1 /100 \| #84	Exceptional 90.7%
Romanians	98.9 /100 \| #85	Exceptional 90.7%
Immigrants \| Bulgaria	98.9 /100 \| #86	Exceptional 90.6%
Immigrants \| Turkey	98.9 /100 \| #87	Exceptional 90.6%
Immigrants \| France	98.8 /100 \| #88	Exceptional 90.6%
Canadians	98.7 /100 \| #89	Exceptional 90.6%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Jamaica by High School Diploma

In terms of high school diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Bangladeshi (86.9%, a difference of 0.010%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (86.9%, a difference of 0.030%), West Indian (86.9%, a difference of 0.040%), Malaysian (87.0%, a difference of 0.11%), and Sri Lankan (87.0%, a difference of 0.12%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	High School Diploma
Immigrants \| Congo	0.2 /100 \| #266	Tragic 87.0%
Blacks/African Americans	0.2 /100 \| #267	Tragic 87.0%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.2 /100 \| #268	Tragic 87.0%
Sri Lankans	0.2 /100 \| #269	Tragic 87.0%
Malaysians	0.2 /100 \| #270	Tragic 87.0%
West Indians	0.1 /100 \| #271	Tragic 86.9%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.1 /100 \| #272	Tragic 86.9%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.1 /100 \| #273	Tragic 86.9%
Bangladeshis	0.1 /100 \| #274	Tragic 86.9%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.1 /100 \| #275	Tragic 86.8%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	0.1 /100 \| #276	Tragic 86.7%
Barbadians	0.1 /100 \| #277	Tragic 86.7%
Hopi	0.1 /100 \| #278	Tragic 86.6%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.0 /100 \| #279	Tragic 86.6%
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #280	Tragic 86.5%