Sri Lankan vs Immigrants from Liberia Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 439,314,043 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.567 and weighted average of 4.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 135,135,221 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Liberia and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.544 and weighted average of 3.4%, a difference of 24.2%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Sri Lankan	Immigrants from Liberia
Minimum	0.14%	0.44%
Maximum	6.4%	5.2%
Range	6.2%	4.7%
Mean	3.0%	2.5%
Median	2.9%	2.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.8%	1.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	4.1%	3.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.4%	1.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.5%	1.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.5%	1.1%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Sri Lankans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Immigrants from Poland (4.3%, a difference of 0.040%), Slovak (4.3%, a difference of 0.30%), Ghanaian (4.3%, a difference of 0.32%), French (4.2%, a difference of 0.37%), and Immigrants from Thailand (4.3%, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
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%
Scandinavians	25.8 /100 \| #194	Fair 4.2%
Nigerians	24.6 /100 \| #195	Fair 4.2%
Spanish	23.0 /100 \| #196	Fair 4.2%
Czechoslovakians	22.4 /100 \| #197	Fair 4.2%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	22.1 /100 \| #198	Fair 4.2%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Liberia by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Liberia are Ottawa (3.4%, a difference of 0.050%), Hawaiian (3.4%, a difference of 0.34%), Immigrants from Guatemala (3.4%, a difference of 0.35%), Paiute (3.4%, a difference of 0.50%), and Immigrants from Honduras (3.5%, a difference of 0.59%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Chippewa	0.3 /100 \| #290	Tragic 3.5%
Alaska Natives	0.3 /100 \| #291	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| Belize	0.3 /100 \| #292	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.3 /100 \| #293	Tragic 3.5%
Paiute	0.3 /100 \| #294	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.2 /100 \| #295	Tragic 3.4%
Hawaiians	0.2 /100 \| #296	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.2 /100 \| #297	Tragic 3.4%
Ottawa	0.2 /100 \| #298	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.2 /100 \| #299	Tragic 3.4%
Blacks/African Americans	0.2 /100 \| #300	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.2 /100 \| #301	Tragic 3.4%
Malaysians	0.2 /100 \| #302	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.2 /100 \| #303	Tragic 3.4%
Cajuns	0.2 /100 \| #304	Tragic 3.4%