Scotch-Irish vs Immigrants from Eastern Africa Average Family Size

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 548,372,805 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.056 and weighted average of 3.11. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 354,870,663 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Africa and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.175 and weighted average of 3.22, a difference of 3.6%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scotch-Irish	Immigrants from Eastern Africa
Minimum	1.34	1.97
Maximum	6.29	4.19
Range	4.95	2.22
Mean	3.03	3.17
Median	3.00	3.20
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.73	3.13
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.38	3.33
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.65	0.20
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.77	0.39
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.77	0.38

Similar Demographics by Average Family Size

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Latvian (3.11, a difference of 0.0%), Scottish (3.11, a difference of 0.0%), Estonian (3.10, a difference of 0.050%), Lithuanian (3.10, a difference of 0.050%), and Belgian (3.11, a difference of 0.060%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Celtics	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 3.11
English	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 3.11
Ottawa	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 3.11
Dutch	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 3.11
Czechs	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 3.11
Belgians	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 3.11
Latvians	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 3.11
Scotch-Irish	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 3.11
Scottish	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 3.11
Estonians	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 3.10
Lithuanians	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 3.10
Luxembourgers	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 3.10
Irish	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 3.10
Swedes	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 3.10
French	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 3.10

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Eastern Africa by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Africa are Immigrants from Zaire (3.22, a difference of 0.010%), Burmese (3.22, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Israel (3.22, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Sudan (3.22, a difference of 0.020%), and Choctaw (3.21, a difference of 0.040%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
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
Immigrants \| Israel	29.3 /100 \| #193	Fair 3.22
Immigrants \| Sudan	29.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 3.22
Choctaw	28.3 /100 \| #195	Fair 3.21
Senegalese	28.2 /100 \| #196	Fair 3.21
Kenyans	28.0 /100 \| #197	Fair 3.21
Immigrants \| Azores	21.7 /100 \| #198	Fair 3.21
Hmong	20.7 /100 \| #199	Fair 3.21