Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Scotland 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 196,234,125 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Scotland and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.124 and weighted average of 5.3%, a difference of 22.1%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Scotland
Minimum	0.53%	0.84%
Maximum	41.7%	17.6%
Range	41.1%	16.7%
Mean	6.5%	5.8%
Median	4.0%	5.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.8%	3.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.9%	7.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.0%	4.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.5%	3.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.4%	3.6%

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 Scotland by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Scotland are Egyptian (5.3%, a difference of 0.10%), Chilean (5.3%, a difference of 0.10%), Laotian (5.2%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe (5.2%, a difference of 0.20%), and Immigrants from Chile (5.3%, a difference of 0.24%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Carpatho Rusyns	99.6 /100 \| #83	Exceptional 5.3%
Immigrants \| Croatia	99.6 /100 \| #84	Exceptional 5.3%
Immigrants \| Zimbabwe	99.6 /100 \| #85	Exceptional 5.3%
Greeks	99.6 /100 \| #86	Exceptional 5.3%
Immigrants \| Chile	99.5 /100 \| #87	Exceptional 5.3%
Egyptians	99.5 /100 \| #88	Exceptional 5.3%
Chileans	99.5 /100 \| #89	Exceptional 5.3%
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.5 /100 \| #90	Exceptional 5.3%
Laotians	99.5 /100 \| #91	Exceptional 5.2%
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	99.5 /100 \| #92	Exceptional 5.2%
Northern Europeans	99.3 /100 \| #93	Exceptional 5.2%
Alsatians	99.3 /100 \| #94	Exceptional 5.2%
Zimbabweans	99.3 /100 \| #95	Exceptional 5.2%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	99.2 /100 \| #96	Exceptional 5.2%
Syrians	99.1 /100 \| #97	Exceptional 5.2%