Immigrants from Portugal vs Scotch-Irish Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,657,094 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.553 and weighted average of 3.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 542,187,635 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.563 and weighted average of 4.3%, a difference of 21.3%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Portugal	Scotch-Irish
Minimum	0.14%	0.53%
Maximum	6.6%	41.7%
Range	6.5%	41.1%
Mean	2.8%	6.5%
Median	2.6%	4.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.4%	2.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	4.1%	5.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.7%	3.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.6%	7.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.6%	7.4%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Japanese (3.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Dominican (3.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Apache (3.5%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Caribbean (3.5%, a difference of 0.080%), and Cheyenne (3.6%, a difference of 0.10%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.5 /100 \| #272	Tragic 3.6%
Americans	0.5 /100 \| #273	Tragic 3.6%
Potawatomi	0.5 /100 \| #274	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.5 /100 \| #275	Tragic 3.6%
Liberians	0.5 /100 \| #276	Tragic 3.6%
Cheyenne	0.5 /100 \| #277	Tragic 3.6%
Japanese	0.5 /100 \| #278	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.5 /100 \| #279	Tragic 3.5%
Dominicans	0.5 /100 \| #280	Tragic 3.5%
Apache	0.5 /100 \| #281	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.5 /100 \| #282	Tragic 3.5%
Comanche	0.4 /100 \| #283	Tragic 3.5%
Salvadorans	0.4 /100 \| #284	Tragic 3.5%
Hondurans	0.3 /100 \| #285	Tragic 3.5%
Haitians	0.3 /100 \| #286	Tragic 3.5%

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Cameroon (4.3%, a difference of 0.15%), Welsh (4.3%, a difference of 0.27%), Belgian (4.3%, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Thailand (4.3%, a difference of 0.43%), and Slovak (4.3%, a difference of 0.60%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Kenya	45.9 /100 \| #179	Average 4.4%
Czechs	44.9 /100 \| #180	Average 4.4%
Danes	43.5 /100 \| #181	Average 4.4%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	43.2 /100 \| #182	Average 4.4%
Bermudans	43.1 /100 \| #183	Average 4.4%
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%