Immigrants from Laos vs South American GED/Equivalency

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 201,472,886 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and percentage of population with at least ged/equivalency education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.250 and weighted average of 82.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 494,065,729 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of South Americans and percentage of population with at least ged/equivalency education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.053 and weighted average of 84.8%, a difference of 2.5%.

GED/Equivalency Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	South American
Minimum	48.4%	68.0%
Maximum	95.3%	100.0%
Range	46.9%	32.0%
Mean	80.2%	84.9%
Median	81.3%	85.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	76.5%	81.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	85.2%	87.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	8.6%	6.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.9%	6.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.8%	6.6%

Similar Demographics by GED/Equivalency

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by GED/Equivalency

In terms of ged/equivalency, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Immigrants from Fiji (82.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Cheyenne (82.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Arapaho (82.8%, a difference of 0.030%), Black/African American (82.8%, a difference of 0.050%), and Seminole (82.8%, a difference of 0.070%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	GED/Equivalency
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%
Sioux	0.1 /100 \| #281	Tragic 82.6%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	0.1 /100 \| #282	Tragic 82.6%
Indonesians	0.1 /100 \| #283	Tragic 82.5%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.1 /100 \| #284	Tragic 82.4%
Cajuns	0.0 /100 \| #285	Tragic 82.4%

Demographics Similar to South Americans by GED/Equivalency

In terms of ged/equivalency, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Somalia (84.8%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Philippines (84.8%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Cameroon (84.9%, a difference of 0.060%), Colombian (84.9%, a difference of 0.070%), and Marshallese (84.9%, a difference of 0.080%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	GED/Equivalency
Hawaiians	15.2 /100 \| #204	Poor 85.0%
Liberians	14.6 /100 \| #205	Poor 85.0%
Samoans	13.7 /100 \| #206	Poor 84.9%
Hmong	13.1 /100 \| #207	Poor 84.9%
Marshallese	12.5 /100 \| #208	Poor 84.9%
Colombians	12.3 /100 \| #209	Poor 84.9%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	12.1 /100 \| #210	Poor 84.9%
South Americans	10.9 /100 \| #211	Poor 84.8%
Immigrants \| Somalia	10.6 /100 \| #212	Poor 84.8%
Immigrants \| Philippines	10.0 /100 \| #213	Poor 84.8%
Osage	9.5 /100 \| #214	Tragic 84.8%
Peruvians	9.2 /100 \| #215	Tragic 84.7%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	8.7 /100 \| #216	Tragic 84.7%
Nigerians	8.6 /100 \| #217	Tragic 84.7%
Alaska Natives	8.6 /100 \| #218	Tragic 84.7%