Immigrants from Nigeria vs Sri Lankan Average Family Size

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 283,303,904 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.370 and weighted average of 3.32. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 440,097,378 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.185 and weighted average of 3.35, a difference of 1.1%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Nigeria	Sri Lankan
Minimum	2.06	2.62
Maximum	4.38	4.54
Range	2.32	1.92
Mean	3.31	3.55
Median	3.40	3.51
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.24	3.29
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.55	3.80
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.31	0.51
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.45	0.38
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.44	0.38

Similar Demographics by Average Family Size

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Nigeria by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are Immigrants from Afghanistan (3.32, a difference of 0.030%), Afghan (3.31, a difference of 0.040%), Ecuadorian (3.32, a difference of 0.050%), Jamaican (3.31, a difference of 0.060%), and Immigrants from Dominica (3.32, a difference of 0.080%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Immigrants \| Ecuador	99.8 /100 \| #77	Exceptional 3.32
Immigrants \| Micronesia	99.8 /100 \| #78	Exceptional 3.32
British West Indians	99.8 /100 \| #79	Exceptional 3.32
Lumbee	99.8 /100 \| #80	Exceptional 3.32
Immigrants \| Dominica	99.8 /100 \| #81	Exceptional 3.32
Ecuadorians	99.8 /100 \| #82	Exceptional 3.32
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	99.8 /100 \| #83	Exceptional 3.32
Immigrants \| Nigeria	99.7 /100 \| #84	Exceptional 3.32
Afghans	99.7 /100 \| #85	Exceptional 3.31
Jamaicans	99.7 /100 \| #86	Exceptional 3.31
Immigrants \| Peru	99.7 /100 \| #87	Exceptional 3.31
Immigrants \| Bolivia	99.6 /100 \| #88	Exceptional 3.31
Malaysians	99.6 /100 \| #89	Exceptional 3.31
Menominee	99.4 /100 \| #90	Exceptional 3.30
Immigrants \| Pakistan	99.2 /100 \| #91	Exceptional 3.30

Demographics Similar to Sri Lankans by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Honduran (3.35, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (3.35, a difference of 0.060%), Japanese (3.35, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Honduras (3.36, a difference of 0.12%), and Immigrants from Armenia (3.35, a difference of 0.12%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	100.0 /100 \| #50	Exceptional 3.36
Nicaraguans	100.0 /100 \| #51	Exceptional 3.36
Fijians	100.0 /100 \| #52	Exceptional 3.36
Koreans	100.0 /100 \| #53	Exceptional 3.36
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	100.0 /100 \| #54	Exceptional 3.36
Immigrants \| Honduras	100.0 /100 \| #55	Exceptional 3.36
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	100.0 /100 \| #56	Exceptional 3.35
Sri Lankans	100.0 /100 \| #57	Exceptional 3.35
Hondurans	100.0 /100 \| #58	Exceptional 3.35
Japanese	100.0 /100 \| #59	Exceptional 3.35
Immigrants \| Armenia	100.0 /100 \| #60	Exceptional 3.35
Central American Indians	100.0 /100 \| #61	Exceptional 3.35
Immigrants \| Grenada	100.0 /100 \| #62	Exceptional 3.34
Chinese	100.0 /100 \| #63	Exceptional 3.34
Dominicans	99.9 /100 \| #64	Exceptional 3.34