Sri Lankan vs Immigrants from South Eastern Asia 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 509,935,466 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Eastern Asia and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.747 and weighted average of 4.0%, a difference of 5.7%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Sri Lankan	Immigrants from South Eastern Asia
Minimum	0.14%	0.44%
Maximum	6.4%	5.5%
Range	6.2%	5.0%
Mean	3.0%	2.7%
Median	2.9%	2.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.8%	1.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	4.1%	3.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.4%	1.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.5%	1.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.5%	1.2%

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 South Eastern Asia by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Eastern Asia are Dutch (4.0%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Vietnam (4.0%, a difference of 0.24%), Ute (4.0%, a difference of 0.35%), West Indian (4.1%, a difference of 0.40%), and French Canadian (4.0%, a difference of 0.49%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Whites/Caucasians	11.2 /100 \| #212	Poor 4.1%
Koreans	10.7 /100 \| #213	Poor 4.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	10.6 /100 \| #214	Poor 4.1%
Portuguese	10.5 /100 \| #215	Poor 4.1%
West Indians	9.8 /100 \| #216	Tragic 4.1%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	9.4 /100 \| #217	Tragic 4.0%
Dutch	9.0 /100 \| #218	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	8.9 /100 \| #219	Tragic 4.0%
Ute	8.2 /100 \| #220	Tragic 4.0%
French Canadians	8.0 /100 \| #221	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	7.5 /100 \| #222	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	7.4 /100 \| #223	Tragic 4.0%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	7.1 /100 \| #224	Tragic 4.0%
Tlingit-Haida	6.9 /100 \| #225	Tragic 4.0%
German Russians	6.1 /100 \| #226	Tragic 4.0%