Pennsylvania German vs Immigrants from Nicaragua GED/Equivalency

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 234,102,935 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Pennsylvania Germans and percentage of population with at least ged/equivalency education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.249 and weighted average of 82.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 236,340,156 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nicaragua and percentage of population with at least ged/equivalency education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.515 and weighted average of 79.9%, a difference of 3.7%.

GED/Equivalency Correlation Summary

Measurement	Pennsylvania German	Immigrants from Nicaragua
Minimum	18.8%	45.6%
Maximum	100.0%	91.7%
Range	81.2%	46.1%
Mean	72.5%	77.9%
Median	76.5%	79.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	62.8%	74.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	84.3%	83.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	21.5%	9.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	17.0%	8.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	16.9%	8.4%

Similar Demographics by GED/Equivalency

Demographics Similar to Pennsylvania Germans by GED/Equivalency

In terms of ged/equivalency, the demographic groups most similar to Pennsylvania Germans are Barbadian (82.9%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (82.8%, a difference of 0.020%), U.S. Virgin Islander (82.9%, a difference of 0.050%), Seminole (82.8%, a difference of 0.080%), and Immigrants from Jamaica (82.9%, a difference of 0.090%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	GED/Equivalency
Kiowa	0.2 /100 \| #266	Tragic 83.1%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.2 /100 \| #267	Tragic 83.0%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	0.2 /100 \| #268	Tragic 83.0%
Hopi	0.2 /100 \| #269	Tragic 83.0%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.2 /100 \| #270	Tragic 82.9%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.2 /100 \| #271	Tragic 82.9%
Barbadians	0.1 /100 \| #272	Tragic 82.9%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.1 /100 \| #273	Tragic 82.9%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.1 /100 \| #274	Tragic 82.8%
Seminole	0.1 /100 \| #275	Tragic 82.8%
Blacks/African Americans	0.1 /100 \| #276	Tragic 82.8%
Arapaho	0.1 /100 \| #277	Tragic 82.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.1 /100 \| #278	Tragic 82.7%
Immigrants \| Fiji	0.1 /100 \| #279	Tragic 82.7%
Cheyenne	0.1 /100 \| #280	Tragic 82.7%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Nicaragua by GED/Equivalency

In terms of ged/equivalency, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nicaragua are Lumbee (80.0%, a difference of 0.12%), Yup'ik (80.0%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Cuba (80.2%, a difference of 0.36%), Mexican American Indian (79.4%, a difference of 0.65%), and Honduran (79.3%, a difference of 0.76%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	GED/Equivalency
Central American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #316	Tragic 80.6%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.0 /100 \| #317	Tragic 80.5%
Yaqui	0.0 /100 \| #318	Tragic 80.5%
Immigrants \| Belize	0.0 /100 \| #319	Tragic 80.5%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.0 /100 \| #320	Tragic 80.2%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #321	Tragic 80.0%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #322	Tragic 80.0%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.0 /100 \| #323	Tragic 79.9%
Mexican American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 79.4%
Hondurans	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 79.3%
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 79.2%
Central Americans	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 79.2%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 79.1%
Dominicans	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 79.1%
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 78.9%