Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Micronesia 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 61,532,393 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Micronesia and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.394 and weighted average of 3.2%, a difference of 32.9%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Micronesia
Minimum	0.53%	0.49%
Maximum	41.7%	5.2%
Range	41.1%	4.7%
Mean	6.5%	2.4%
Median	4.0%	2.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.8%	1.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.9%	3.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.0%	2.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.5%	1.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.4%	1.3%

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 Micronesia by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Micronesia are Nepalese (3.2%, a difference of 0.030%), Puerto Rican (3.2%, a difference of 0.24%), Choctaw (3.2%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Laos (3.2%, a difference of 0.25%), and Mexican American Indian (3.3%, a difference of 0.93%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Cherokee	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 3.3%
Sioux	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 3.3%
Yuman	0.1 /100 \| #313	Tragic 3.3%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #314	Tragic 3.3%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.1 /100 \| #315	Tragic 3.2%
Puerto Ricans	0.1 /100 \| #316	Tragic 3.2%
Nepalese	0.1 /100 \| #317	Tragic 3.2%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	0.1 /100 \| #318	Tragic 3.2%
Choctaw	0.1 /100 \| #319	Tragic 3.2%
Seminole	0.1 /100 \| #320	Tragic 3.2%
Tsimshian	0.0 /100 \| #321	Tragic 3.2%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #322	Tragic 3.2%
Inupiat	0.0 /100 \| #323	Tragic 3.2%
Crow	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 3.2%
Yaqui	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 3.2%