Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Sierra Leone Master's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 548,205,332 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.362 and weighted average of 14.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 101,623,305 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.259 and weighted average of 16.3%, a difference of 13.2%.

Master's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Sierra Leone
Minimum	0.67%	3.4%
Maximum	42.9%	32.2%
Range	42.2%	28.9%
Mean	12.9%	15.4%
Median	12.3%	15.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	8.8%	12.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	14.8%	18.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.0%	5.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.2%	5.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.1%	5.8%

Similar Demographics by Master's Degree

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Panamanian (14.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Western Africa (14.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Yugoslavian (14.4%, a difference of 0.13%), French (14.4%, a difference of 0.24%), and Trinidadian and Tobagonian (14.4%, a difference of 0.27%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
Chinese	32.5 /100 \| #194	Fair 14.6%
Danes	31.3 /100 \| #195	Fair 14.5%
Czechoslovakians	29.9 /100 \| #196	Fair 14.5%
Belgians	28.0 /100 \| #197	Fair 14.5%
West Indians	27.4 /100 \| #198	Fair 14.5%
Immigrants \| Armenia	27.2 /100 \| #199	Fair 14.5%
Panamanians	25.1 /100 \| #200	Fair 14.4%
Scotch-Irish	25.0 /100 \| #201	Fair 14.4%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	24.9 /100 \| #202	Fair 14.4%
Yugoslavians	24.3 /100 \| #203	Fair 14.4%
French	23.7 /100 \| #204	Fair 14.4%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	23.5 /100 \| #205	Fair 14.4%
Scandinavians	23.3 /100 \| #206	Fair 14.4%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	22.0 /100 \| #207	Fair 14.3%
Immigrants \| Barbados	20.5 /100 \| #208	Fair 14.3%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Palestinian (16.3%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Eastern Africa (16.3%, a difference of 0.31%), Italian (16.4%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Eritrea (16.4%, a difference of 0.50%), and Croatian (16.4%, a difference of 0.57%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
Afghans	96.2 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 16.5%
British	95.6 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 16.4%
Croatians	95.6 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 16.4%
Immigrants \| Eritrea	95.5 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 16.4%
Italians	95.4 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 16.4%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	95.2 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 16.3%
Palestinians	94.8 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 16.3%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	94.7 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 16.3%
Immigrants \| Syria	93.3 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 16.2%
Immigrants \| Jordan	92.7 /100 \| #130	Exceptional 16.1%
Taiwanese	91.9 /100 \| #131	Exceptional 16.1%
Serbians	91.7 /100 \| #132	Exceptional 16.1%
Immigrants \| Sudan	90.2 /100 \| #133	Exceptional 16.0%
Venezuelans	88.4 /100 \| #134	Excellent 15.9%
South American Indians	88.4 /100 \| #135	Excellent 15.9%