Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Laos 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 201,472,886 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.212 and weighted average of 86.6%, a difference of 4.9%.

High School Diploma Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Laos
Minimum	67.9%	66.0%
Maximum	100.0%	98.9%
Range	32.1%	32.9%
Mean	91.2%	85.0%
Median	90.9%	86.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	88.2%	82.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	96.1%	88.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.9%	6.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.7%	6.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.7%	6.0%

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 Laos by High School Diploma

In terms of high school diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Pueblo (86.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Hopi (86.6%, a difference of 0.050%), Indonesian (86.5%, a difference of 0.070%), Dutch West Indian (86.5%, a difference of 0.11%), and Barbadian (86.7%, a difference of 0.15%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	High School Diploma
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%
Indonesians	0.0 /100 \| #281	Tragic 86.5%
Dutch West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #282	Tragic 86.5%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.0 /100 \| #283	Tragic 86.4%
Paiute	0.0 /100 \| #284	Tragic 86.4%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.0 /100 \| #285	Tragic 86.2%
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.0 /100 \| #286	Tragic 86.2%