Eastern European vs Immigrants from South America Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 454,559,491 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Eastern Europeans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.400 and weighted average of 2.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 479,287,152 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.012 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 60.4%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Eastern Europeans are Immigrants from India (2.8%, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Australia (2.8%, a difference of 0.70%), Immigrants from Sri Lanka (2.8%, a difference of 0.94%), Immigrants from Japan (2.8%, a difference of 1.3%), and Immigrants from France (2.9%, a difference of 1.5%).

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are White/Caucasian (1.8%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Nigeria (1.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Ghana (1.8%, a difference of 0.29%), Chinese (1.8%, a difference of 0.37%), and Subsaharan African (1.8%, a difference of 0.38%).