Immigrants from Sri Lanka vs African Average Family Size

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 149,689,020 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sri Lanka and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.143 and weighted average of 3.22. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 469,598,302 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Africans and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.172 and weighted average of 3.25, a difference of 0.97%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Sri Lanka	African
Minimum	2.63	1.39
Maximum	3.78	4.88
Range	1.15	3.49
Mean	3.18	3.20
Median	3.17	3.24
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.07	3.02
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.27	3.33
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.20	0.31
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.22	0.56
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.22	0.55

Similar Demographics by Average Family Size

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka are Immigrants from Argentina (3.22, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Eastern Asia (3.22, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Malaysia (3.22, a difference of 0.020%), Thai (3.22, a difference of 0.030%), and Immigrants from Northern Africa (3.22, a difference of 0.040%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Spaniards	47.2 /100 \| #178	Average 3.23
Immigrants \| Korea	46.9 /100 \| #179	Average 3.23
Palestinians	46.6 /100 \| #180	Average 3.23
Spanish	44.8 /100 \| #181	Average 3.23
Moroccans	44.2 /100 \| #182	Average 3.22
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	41.7 /100 \| #183	Average 3.22
Immigrants \| Eastern Asia	40.8 /100 \| #184	Average 3.22
Immigrants \| Sri Lanka	39.8 /100 \| #185	Fair 3.22
Immigrants \| Argentina	39.8 /100 \| #186	Fair 3.22
Immigrants \| Malaysia	39.0 /100 \| #187	Fair 3.22
Thais	38.3 /100 \| #188	Fair 3.22
Pakistanis	33.7 /100 \| #189	Fair 3.22
Burmese	31.0 /100 \| #190	Fair 3.22
Immigrants \| Zaire	30.5 /100 \| #191	Fair 3.22
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	30.1 /100 \| #192	Fair 3.22

Demographics Similar to Africans by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Africans are Panamanian (3.25, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Venezuela (3.26, a difference of 0.050%), Costa Rican (3.26, a difference of 0.070%), Comanche (3.25, a difference of 0.070%), and Immigrants from Middle Africa (3.25, a difference of 0.080%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Immigrants \| Syria	90.6 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 3.26
Colombians	89.9 /100 \| #128	Excellent 3.26
Immigrants \| Hong Kong	88.6 /100 \| #129	Excellent 3.26
Laotians	88.5 /100 \| #130	Excellent 3.26
Immigrants \| Western Asia	87.7 /100 \| #131	Excellent 3.26
Costa Ricans	86.8 /100 \| #132	Excellent 3.26
Immigrants \| Venezuela	86.3 /100 \| #133	Excellent 3.26
Africans	84.9 /100 \| #134	Excellent 3.25
Panamanians	84.2 /100 \| #135	Excellent 3.25
Comanche	82.8 /100 \| #136	Excellent 3.25
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	82.4 /100 \| #137	Excellent 3.25
Cubans	81.8 /100 \| #138	Excellent 3.25
Immigrants \| Ethiopia	81.6 /100 \| #139	Excellent 3.25
Sub-Saharan Africans	81.6 /100 \| #140	Excellent 3.25
Venezuelans	81.4 /100 \| #141	Excellent 3.25