Immigrants from Sri Lanka vs Canadian 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 437,289,019 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Canadians and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.181 and weighted average of 3.14, a difference of 2.7%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Sri Lanka	Canadian
Minimum	2.63	1.40
Maximum	3.78	6.00
Range	1.15	4.60
Mean	3.18	2.90
Median	3.17	2.87
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.07	2.42
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.27	3.06
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.20	0.64
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.22	0.87
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.22	0.86

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 Canadians by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Canadians are Immigrants from Sweden (3.14, a difference of 0.010%), Austrian (3.14, a difference of 0.050%), Ukrainian (3.14, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Western Europe (3.14, a difference of 0.050%), and Colville (3.14, a difference of 0.050%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Europeans	0.2 /100 \| #292	Tragic 3.14
Scandinavians	0.2 /100 \| #293	Tragic 3.14
Immigrants \| Croatia	0.2 /100 \| #294	Tragic 3.14
Austrians	0.2 /100 \| #295	Tragic 3.14
Ukrainians	0.2 /100 \| #296	Tragic 3.14
Immigrants \| Western Europe	0.2 /100 \| #297	Tragic 3.14
Colville	0.2 /100 \| #298	Tragic 3.14
Canadians	0.2 /100 \| #299	Tragic 3.14
Immigrants \| Sweden	0.2 /100 \| #300	Tragic 3.14
Macedonians	0.2 /100 \| #301	Tragic 3.13
Immigrants \| Latvia	0.2 /100 \| #302	Tragic 3.13
British	0.2 /100 \| #303	Tragic 3.13
Immigrants \| Switzerland	0.2 /100 \| #304	Tragic 3.13
Australians	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 3.13
Immigrants \| Ireland	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 3.13