Sri Lankan vs Immigrants from Portugal 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 174,657,094 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.553 and weighted average of 3.5%, a difference of 20.2%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Sri Lankan	Immigrants from Portugal
Minimum	0.14%	0.14%
Maximum	6.4%	6.6%
Range	6.2%	6.5%
Mean	3.0%	2.8%
Median	2.9%	2.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.8%	1.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	4.1%	4.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.4%	2.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.5%	1.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.5%	1.6%

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 Portugal by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Japanese (3.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Dominican (3.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Apache (3.5%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Caribbean (3.5%, a difference of 0.080%), and Cheyenne (3.6%, a difference of 0.10%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.5 /100 \| #272	Tragic 3.6%
Americans	0.5 /100 \| #273	Tragic 3.6%
Potawatomi	0.5 /100 \| #274	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.5 /100 \| #275	Tragic 3.6%
Liberians	0.5 /100 \| #276	Tragic 3.6%
Cheyenne	0.5 /100 \| #277	Tragic 3.6%
Japanese	0.5 /100 \| #278	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.5 /100 \| #279	Tragic 3.5%
Dominicans	0.5 /100 \| #280	Tragic 3.5%
Apache	0.5 /100 \| #281	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.5 /100 \| #282	Tragic 3.5%
Comanche	0.4 /100 \| #283	Tragic 3.5%
Salvadorans	0.4 /100 \| #284	Tragic 3.5%
Hondurans	0.3 /100 \| #285	Tragic 3.5%
Haitians	0.3 /100 \| #286	Tragic 3.5%