Immigrants from Somalia vs Scotch-Irish Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 92,074,778 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Somalia and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.405 and weighted average of 4.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 542,187,635 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.563 and weighted average of 4.3%, a difference of 5.0%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Somalia	Scotch-Irish
Minimum	0.40%	0.53%
Maximum	6.8%	41.7%
Range	6.4%	41.1%
Mean	3.3%	6.5%
Median	3.4%	4.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.0%	2.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	4.6%	5.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.6%	3.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.6%	7.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.6%	7.4%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Somalia by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Somalia are Subsaharan African (4.1%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Panama (4.1%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Nigeria (4.1%, a difference of 0.30%), Yugoslavian (4.1%, a difference of 0.32%), and German (4.1%, a difference of 0.33%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Finns	18.7 /100 \| #201	Poor 4.2%
Immigrants \| Iraq	17.1 /100 \| #202	Poor 4.2%
Panamanians	15.9 /100 \| #203	Poor 4.1%
Barbadians	15.8 /100 \| #204	Poor 4.1%
Somalis	14.8 /100 \| #205	Poor 4.1%
Yugoslavians	13.4 /100 \| #206	Poor 4.1%
Sub-Saharan Africans	12.8 /100 \| #207	Poor 4.1%
Immigrants \| Somalia	12.5 /100 \| #208	Poor 4.1%
Immigrants \| Panama	12.3 /100 \| #209	Poor 4.1%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	11.7 /100 \| #210	Poor 4.1%
Germans	11.6 /100 \| #211	Poor 4.1%
Whites/Caucasians	11.2 /100 \| #212	Poor 4.1%
Koreans	10.7 /100 \| #213	Poor 4.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	10.6 /100 \| #214	Poor 4.1%
Portuguese	10.5 /100 \| #215	Poor 4.1%

Demographics Similar to Scotch-Irish by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Immigrants from Cameroon (4.3%, a difference of 0.15%), Welsh (4.3%, a difference of 0.27%), Belgian (4.3%, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Thailand (4.3%, a difference of 0.43%), and Slovak (4.3%, a difference of 0.60%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
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%
Scotch-Irish	34.2 /100 \| #186	Fair 4.3%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	33.3 /100 \| #187	Fair 4.3%
Immigrants \| Thailand	31.7 /100 \| #188	Fair 4.3%
Slovaks	30.7 /100 \| #189	Fair 4.3%
Immigrants \| Poland	29.2 /100 \| #190	Fair 4.3%
Sri Lankans	29.0 /100 \| #191	Fair 4.3%
Ghanaians	27.3 /100 \| #192	Fair 4.3%
French	27.1 /100 \| #193	Fair 4.2%