Japanese vs Immigrants from Costa Rica Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 248,858,798 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Japanese and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.173 and weighted average of 3.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 204,151,669 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.228 and weighted average of 4.4%, a difference of 23.6%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Japanese	Immigrants from Costa Rica
Minimum	0.20%	0.26%
Maximum	8.8%	14.9%
Range	8.6%	14.6%
Mean	2.6%	4.3%
Median	2.1%	4.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.6%	2.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.2%	4.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.6%	2.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.8%	3.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.8%	2.9%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Japanese by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Japanese are Immigrants from Portugal (3.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Cheyenne (3.6%, a difference of 0.060%), Liberian (3.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Dominican (3.5%, a difference of 0.080%), and Apache (3.5%, a difference of 0.10%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Belizeans	0.5 /100 \| #271	Tragic 3.6%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Immigrants from Kenya (4.4%, a difference of 0.11%), Celtic (4.4%, a difference of 0.13%), Czech (4.4%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Peru (4.4%, a difference of 0.39%), and Danish (4.4%, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
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%
Bermudans	43.1 /100 \| #183	Average 4.4%
Belgians	36.2 /100 \| #184	Fair 4.3%
Welsh	35.8 /100 \| #185	Fair 4.3%