Sri Lankan vs Immigrants from South Africa 8th Grade

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 440,593,938 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and percentage of population with at least 8th grade education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.181 and weighted average of 94.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 233,321,693 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Africa and percentage of population with at least 8th grade education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.420 and weighted average of 96.5%, a difference of 2.6%.

8th Grade Correlation Summary

Measurement	Sri Lankan	Immigrants from South Africa
Minimum	71.3%	94.7%
Maximum	100.0%	100.0%
Range	28.7%	5.3%
Mean	90.7%	98.7%
Median	91.7%	98.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	86.5%	98.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	95.2%	100.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.6%	2.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.4%	1.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.4%	1.3%

Similar Demographics by 8th Grade

Demographics Similar to Sri Lankans by 8th Grade

In terms of 8th grade, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Immigrants from Dominica (94.0%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Laos (94.1%, a difference of 0.10%), Cuban (94.1%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (94.1%, a difference of 0.12%), and Guyanese (93.9%, a difference of 0.13%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	8th Grade
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #295	Tragic 94.2%
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #296	Tragic 94.2%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	0.0 /100 \| #297	Tragic 94.2%
Indonesians	0.0 /100 \| #298	Tragic 94.1%
Cubans	0.0 /100 \| #299	Tragic 94.1%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	0.0 /100 \| #300	Tragic 94.1%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.0 /100 \| #301	Tragic 94.1%
Sri Lankans	0.0 /100 \| #302	Tragic 94.0%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.0 /100 \| #303	Tragic 94.0%
Guyanese	0.0 /100 \| #304	Tragic 93.9%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #305	Tragic 93.9%
Immigrants \| Guyana	0.0 /100 \| #306	Tragic 93.8%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.0 /100 \| #307	Tragic 93.8%
Ecuadorians	0.0 /100 \| #308	Tragic 93.6%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	0.0 /100 \| #309	Tragic 93.6%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South Africa by 8th Grade

In terms of 8th grade, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Africa are Cherokee (96.5%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Australia (96.5%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Belgium (96.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Icelander (96.5%, a difference of 0.020%), and Immigrants from Western Europe (96.4%, a difference of 0.020%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	8th Grade
Yugoslavians	99.4 /100 \| #78	Exceptional 96.5%
Puget Sound Salish	99.3 /100 \| #79	Exceptional 96.5%
Delaware	99.2 /100 \| #80	Exceptional 96.5%
Romanians	99.2 /100 \| #81	Exceptional 96.5%
Turks	99.2 /100 \| #82	Exceptional 96.5%
Icelanders	99.2 /100 \| #83	Exceptional 96.5%
Immigrants \| Belgium	99.1 /100 \| #84	Exceptional 96.5%
Immigrants \| South Africa	99.1 /100 \| #85	Exceptional 96.5%
Cherokee	99.0 /100 \| #86	Exceptional 96.5%
Immigrants \| Australia	99.0 /100 \| #87	Exceptional 96.5%
Immigrants \| Western Europe	99.0 /100 \| #88	Exceptional 96.4%
Chickasaw	98.9 /100 \| #89	Exceptional 96.4%
Immigrants \| Sweden	98.9 /100 \| #90	Exceptional 96.4%
Thais	98.9 /100 \| #91	Exceptional 96.4%
Menominee	98.9 /100 \| #92	Exceptional 96.4%