Immigrants from Southern Europe vs Irish Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 402,060,391 people shows a near-perfect positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.932 and weighted average of 5.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 569,237,980 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Irish and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.554 and weighted average of 4.4%, a difference of 14.3%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Southern Europe	Irish
Minimum	0.23%	1.5%
Maximum	100.0%	40.0%
Range	99.8%	38.5%
Mean	7.7%	7.0%
Median	4.3%	4.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.6%	4.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	6.1%	5.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.5%	1.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	17.4%	7.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	17.2%	7.1%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are British (5.0%, a difference of 0.020%), Maltese (5.0%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Ukraine (5.0%, a difference of 0.16%), Lebanese (5.0%, a difference of 0.16%), and Immigrants from Uganda (5.0%, a difference of 0.19%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Egypt	98.5 /100 \| #101	Exceptional 5.1%
Ukrainians	98.5 /100 \| #102	Exceptional 5.1%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	98.4 /100 \| #103	Exceptional 5.1%
Arabs	98.2 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Uganda	98.2 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	98.2 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 5.0%
Maltese	98.1 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	98.1 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 5.0%
British	98.0 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 5.0%
Lebanese	98.0 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 5.0%
Brazilians	97.4 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 5.0%
Taiwanese	97.3 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Pakistan	97.2 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Morocco	96.8 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 5.0%
Moroccans	96.8 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 5.0%

Demographics Similar to Irish by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Irish are Kenyan (4.4%, a difference of 0.0%), English (4.4%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Peru (4.4%, a difference of 0.10%), Spaniard (4.4%, a difference of 0.30%), and Celtic (4.4%, a difference of 0.35%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	58.7 /100 \| #168	Average 4.5%
Chinese	58.6 /100 \| #169	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Zaire	57.4 /100 \| #170	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	56.0 /100 \| #171	Average 4.4%
Spaniards	52.0 /100 \| #172	Average 4.4%
English	50.1 /100 \| #173	Average 4.4%
Kenyans	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 4.4%
Irish	50.0 /100 \| #175	Average 4.4%
Immigrants \| Peru	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 4.4%
Celtics	47.6 /100 \| #177	Average 4.4%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	46.7 /100 \| #178	Average 4.4%
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%