Immigrants from Laos vs European Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,278,168 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.175 and weighted average of 3.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 555,066,624 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Europeans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.502 and weighted average of 4.8%, a difference of 48.7%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	European
Minimum	0.26%	0.65%
Maximum	15.2%	32.8%
Range	15.0%	32.2%
Mean	3.1%	7.0%
Median	2.3%	4.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.4%	2.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.3%	6.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.9%	3.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.9%	7.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.9%	7.3%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Puerto Rican (3.2%, a difference of 0.010%), Nepalese (3.2%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Micronesia (3.2%, a difference of 0.25%), Choctaw (3.2%, a difference of 0.50%), and Mexican American Indian (3.3%, a difference of 0.68%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Shoshone	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 3.3%
Pima	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 3.3%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 3.3%
Cherokee	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 3.3%
Sioux	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 3.3%
Yuman	0.1 /100 \| #313	Tragic 3.3%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #314	Tragic 3.3%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.1 /100 \| #315	Tragic 3.2%
Puerto Ricans	0.1 /100 \| #316	Tragic 3.2%
Nepalese	0.1 /100 \| #317	Tragic 3.2%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	0.1 /100 \| #318	Tragic 3.2%
Choctaw	0.1 /100 \| #319	Tragic 3.2%
Seminole	0.1 /100 \| #320	Tragic 3.2%
Tsimshian	0.0 /100 \| #321	Tragic 3.2%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #322	Tragic 3.2%

Demographics Similar to Europeans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Europeans are Immigrants from Albania (4.8%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Eritrea (4.8%, a difference of 0.17%), Serbian (4.8%, a difference of 0.30%), Immigrants from Eastern Africa (4.8%, a difference of 0.32%), and Immigrants from Venezuela (4.8%, a difference of 0.36%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Sudan	95.4 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 4.9%
Albanians	95.3 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 4.9%
Immigrants \| Moldova	94.8 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 4.9%
Immigrants \| Germany	94.1 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 4.9%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	93.8 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 4.8%
Immigrants \| Eritrea	93.5 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 4.8%
Immigrants \| Albania	93.3 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 4.8%
Europeans	93.2 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 4.8%
Serbians	92.6 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 4.8%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	92.5 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 4.8%
Palestinians	91.5 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 4.8%
Icelanders	91.5 /100 \| #130	Exceptional 4.8%
Immigrants \| Nepal	91.4 /100 \| #131	Exceptional 4.8%
Pakistanis	90.9 /100 \| #132	Exceptional 4.8%
Italians	90.2 /100 \| #133	Exceptional 4.8%