Malaysian vs Immigrants from Sierra Leone Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 225,764,269 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Malaysians and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.428 and weighted average of 3.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 101,572,134 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.431 and weighted average of 4.5%, a difference of 31.5%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Malaysian	Immigrants from Sierra Leone
Minimum	0.26%	0.52%
Maximum	8.7%	11.4%
Range	8.4%	10.9%
Mean	2.2%	3.9%
Median	2.1%	3.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.97%	2.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.1%	5.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.1%	2.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.4%	1.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.4%	1.9%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Malaysians by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Malaysians are Immigrants from Dominican Republic (3.4%, a difference of 0.11%), Black/African American (3.4%, a difference of 0.25%), Immigrants from Yemen (3.4%, a difference of 0.38%), Immigrants from Haiti (3.4%, a difference of 0.66%), and Cajun (3.4%, a difference of 0.66%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.2 /100 \| #295	Tragic 3.4%
Hawaiians	0.2 /100 \| #296	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.2 /100 \| #297	Tragic 3.4%
Ottawa	0.2 /100 \| #298	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.2 /100 \| #299	Tragic 3.4%
Blacks/African Americans	0.2 /100 \| #300	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.2 /100 \| #301	Tragic 3.4%
Malaysians	0.2 /100 \| #302	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.2 /100 \| #303	Tragic 3.4%
Cajuns	0.2 /100 \| #304	Tragic 3.4%
Chickasaw	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 3.4%
Cape Verdeans	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 3.4%
Samoans	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 3.3%
Shoshone	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 3.3%
Pima	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 3.3%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Chinese (4.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Afghanistan (4.5%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Colombia (4.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Costa Rican (4.5%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Zaire (4.5%, a difference of 0.19%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	67.4 /100 \| #161	Good 4.5%
Peruvians	65.2 /100 \| #162	Good 4.5%
Sierra Leoneans	64.3 /100 \| #163	Good 4.5%
Swiss	61.0 /100 \| #164	Good 4.5%
Costa Ricans	59.9 /100 \| #165	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Colombia	59.4 /100 \| #166	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	59.2 /100 \| #167	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	58.7 /100 \| #168	Average 4.5%
Chinese	58.6 /100 \| #169	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Zaire	57.4 /100 \| #170	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	56.0 /100 \| #171	Average 4.4%
Spaniards	52.0 /100 \| #172	Average 4.4%
English	50.1 /100 \| #173	Average 4.4%
Kenyans	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 4.4%
Irish	50.0 /100 \| #175	Average 4.4%