Immigrants from Jamaica vs Central American 8th Grade

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 301,829,550 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Jamaica and percentage of population with at least 8th grade education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.290 and weighted average of 94.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 504,619,347 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and percentage of population with at least 8th grade education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.711 and weighted average of 91.6%, a difference of 3.7%.

8th Grade Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Jamaica	Central American
Minimum	89.0%	37.5%
Maximum	100.0%	100.0%
Range	11.0%	62.5%
Mean	95.2%	84.3%
Median	95.2%	87.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	94.3%	81.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	96.3%	90.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.0%	9.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.3%	10.8%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.3%	10.7%

Similar Demographics by 8th Grade

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Jamaica by 8th Grade

In terms of 8th grade, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Jamaica are Ghanaian (94.9%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Congo (94.9%, a difference of 0.010%), Afghan (94.9%, a difference of 0.020%), Colombian (95.0%, a difference of 0.030%), and Immigrants from Somalia (95.0%, a difference of 0.040%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	8th Grade
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.9 /100 \| #253	Tragic 95.0%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	0.8 /100 \| #254	Tragic 95.0%
Immigrants \| Somalia	0.7 /100 \| #255	Tragic 95.0%
Colombians	0.7 /100 \| #256	Tragic 95.0%
Afghans	0.6 /100 \| #257	Tragic 94.9%
Immigrants \| Congo	0.6 /100 \| #258	Tragic 94.9%
Ghanaians	0.6 /100 \| #259	Tragic 94.9%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.6 /100 \| #260	Tragic 94.9%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	0.5 /100 \| #261	Tragic 94.9%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	0.4 /100 \| #262	Tragic 94.9%
Immigrants \| Hong Kong	0.4 /100 \| #263	Tragic 94.9%
South Americans	0.4 /100 \| #264	Tragic 94.9%
Yuman	0.4 /100 \| #265	Tragic 94.9%
West Indians	0.3 /100 \| #266	Tragic 94.8%
Immigrants \| Ghana	0.3 /100 \| #267	Tragic 94.8%

Demographics Similar to Central Americans by 8th Grade

In terms of 8th grade, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Immigrants from Latin America (91.7%, a difference of 0.14%), Mexican (91.4%, a difference of 0.23%), Yakama (91.2%, a difference of 0.36%), Immigrants from Honduras (91.9%, a difference of 0.37%), and Guatemalan (91.1%, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	8th Grade
Hondurans	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 92.3%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 92.3%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 92.2%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 92.1%
Mexican American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 92.1%
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 91.9%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 91.7%
Central Americans	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 91.6%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 91.4%
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 91.2%
Guatemalans	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 91.1%
Salvadorans	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 90.9%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 90.7%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 90.4%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 90.3%