Sri Lankan vs Immigrants from Scotland 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 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 23.2%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Sri Lankan	Immigrants from Scotland
Minimum	0.14%	0.84%
Maximum	6.4%	17.6%
Range	6.2%	16.7%
Mean	3.0%	5.8%
Median	2.9%	5.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.8%	3.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	4.1%	7.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.4%	4.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.5%	3.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.5%	3.6%

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 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%