Immigrants from South America vs Portuguese 5th Grade

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,429,751 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and percentage of population with at least 5th grade education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.199 and weighted average of 96.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 450,351,764 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Portuguese and percentage of population with at least 5th grade education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.032 and weighted average of 97.1%, a difference of 0.35%.

5th Grade Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Portuguese
Minimum	81.2%	91.8%
Maximum	100.0%	100.0%
Range	18.8%	8.2%
Mean	96.5%	97.2%
Median	96.8%	97.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	96.0%	96.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	97.7%	99.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.7%	2.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.4%	2.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.4%	2.3%

Similar Demographics by 5th Grade

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by 5th Grade

In terms of 5th grade, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are West Indian (96.8%, a difference of 0.010%), Taiwanese (96.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Nigeria (96.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Armenian (96.7%, a difference of 0.010%), and Immigrants from Uzbekistan (96.8%, a difference of 0.020%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	5th Grade
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.4 /100 \| #260	Tragic 96.8%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	0.4 /100 \| #261	Tragic 96.8%
Immigrants \| Colombia	0.4 /100 \| #262	Tragic 96.8%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	0.3 /100 \| #263	Tragic 96.8%
West Indians	0.3 /100 \| #264	Tragic 96.8%
Taiwanese	0.3 /100 \| #265	Tragic 96.7%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	0.3 /100 \| #266	Tragic 96.7%
Immigrants \| South America	0.3 /100 \| #267	Tragic 96.7%
Armenians	0.3 /100 \| #268	Tragic 96.7%
Ghanaians	0.2 /100 \| #269	Tragic 96.7%
Afghans	0.2 /100 \| #270	Tragic 96.7%
Immigrants \| Hong Kong	0.2 /100 \| #271	Tragic 96.7%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	0.1 /100 \| #272	Tragic 96.7%
Yaqui	0.1 /100 \| #273	Tragic 96.7%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	0.1 /100 \| #274	Tragic 96.7%

Demographics Similar to Portuguese by 5th Grade

In terms of 5th grade, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Costa Rican (97.1%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Morocco (97.1%, a difference of 0.0%), Samoan (97.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Iraq (97.1%, a difference of 0.010%), and Sudanese (97.1%, a difference of 0.010%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	5th Grade
Paiute	11.6 /100 \| #206	Poor 97.1%
Iraqis	10.9 /100 \| #207	Poor 97.1%
Laotians	10.8 /100 \| #208	Poor 97.1%
Immigrants \| Nepal	10.3 /100 \| #209	Poor 97.1%
Immigrants \| Oceania	10.0 /100 \| #210	Poor 97.1%
Samoans	8.5 /100 \| #211	Tragic 97.1%
Immigrants \| Iraq	8.3 /100 \| #212	Tragic 97.1%
Portuguese	7.8 /100 \| #213	Tragic 97.1%
Costa Ricans	7.7 /100 \| #214	Tragic 97.1%
Immigrants \| Morocco	7.5 /100 \| #215	Tragic 97.1%
Sudanese	7.0 /100 \| #216	Tragic 97.1%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	6.8 /100 \| #217	Tragic 97.1%
Immigrants \| Sudan	6.5 /100 \| #218	Tragic 97.1%
Immigrants \| Syria	6.4 /100 \| #219	Tragic 97.1%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	6.3 /100 \| #220	Tragic 97.1%