Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Uruguay 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 133,217,202 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Uruguay and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.775 and weighted average of 4.6%, a difference of 6.0%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Uruguay
Minimum	0.53%	0.22%
Maximum	41.7%	5.3%
Range	41.1%	5.0%
Mean	6.5%	3.5%
Median	4.0%	4.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.8%	2.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.9%	4.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.0%	1.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.5%	1.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.4%	1.5%

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 Uruguay by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Uruguay are Immigrants from Africa (4.6%, a difference of 0.0%), Polish (4.6%, a difference of 0.020%), Scottish (4.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Oceania (4.6%, a difference of 0.16%), and Slavic (4.5%, a difference of 0.30%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Luxembourgers	78.7 /100 \| #146	Good 4.6%
Colombians	77.7 /100 \| #147	Good 4.6%
Slovenes	76.1 /100 \| #148	Good 4.6%
Senegalese	75.3 /100 \| #149	Good 4.6%
Immigrants \| Oceania	73.4 /100 \| #150	Good 4.6%
Poles	72.6 /100 \| #151	Good 4.6%
Immigrants \| Africa	72.5 /100 \| #152	Good 4.6%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	72.5 /100 \| #153	Good 4.6%
Scottish	71.8 /100 \| #154	Good 4.6%
Slavs	70.8 /100 \| #155	Good 4.5%
Swedes	69.9 /100 \| #156	Good 4.5%
Iraqis	69.8 /100 \| #157	Good 4.5%
Immigrants \| Armenia	68.8 /100 \| #158	Good 4.5%
Vietnamese	68.4 /100 \| #159	Good 4.5%
Immigrants \| Senegal	68.0 /100 \| #160	Good 4.5%