Nonimmigrants vs Immigrants from South America Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 553,265,434 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Nonimmigrants and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.428 and weighted average of 1.7%. 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 4.6%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Nonimmigrants are Immigrants from Venezuela (1.7%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Uruguay (1.7%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (1.7%, a difference of 0.53%), Immigrants from Poland (1.7%, a difference of 0.75%), and Immigrants from Iraq (1.7%, a difference of 0.85%).

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%).