Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Portugal 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 174,792,669 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population with at least high school diploma education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.300 and weighted average of 85.3%, a difference of 6.4%.

High School Diploma Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Portugal
Minimum	67.9%	61.7%
Maximum	100.0%	100.0%
Range	32.1%	38.3%
Mean	91.2%	83.7%
Median	90.9%	85.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	88.2%	78.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	96.1%	88.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.9%	9.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.7%	7.8%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.7%	7.8%

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 Portugal by High School Diploma

In terms of high school diploma, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Nepalese (85.3%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Guyana (85.3%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Haiti (85.4%, a difference of 0.11%), Cuban (85.4%, a difference of 0.11%), and Navajo (85.2%, a difference of 0.14%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	High School Diploma
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #298	Tragic 85.6%
Guyanese	0.0 /100 \| #299	Tragic 85.5%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	0.0 /100 \| #300	Tragic 85.5%
Vietnamese	0.0 /100 \| #301	Tragic 85.4%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic 85.4%
Cubans	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic 85.4%
Nepalese	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 85.3%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 85.3%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 85.3%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 85.2%
Immigrants \| Armenia	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 85.2%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.0 /100 \| #309	Tragic 85.2%
Apache	0.0 /100 \| #310	Tragic 85.1%
Ecuadorians	0.0 /100 \| #311	Tragic 85.1%
Cape Verdeans	0.0 /100 \| #312	Tragic 85.1%