South American vs Immigrants from Central America Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 492,254,354 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of South Americans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.284 and weighted average of 4.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 530,794,106 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.873 and weighted average of 2.9%, a difference of 63.5%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Central America
Minimum	0.74%	0.36%
Maximum	13.5%	5.1%
Range	12.7%	4.7%
Mean	4.9%	1.9%
Median	4.4%	1.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.4%	0.78%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.6%	3.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	2.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.7%	1.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.7%	1.3%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Canadian (4.7%, a difference of 0.34%), Basque (4.6%, a difference of 0.96%), Afghan (4.7%, a difference of 0.99%), Jordanian (4.7%, a difference of 1.0%), and Immigrants from Jordan (4.7%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Pakistanis	90.9 /100 \| #132	Exceptional 4.8%
Italians	90.2 /100 \| #133	Exceptional 4.8%
South American Indians	89.9 /100 \| #134	Excellent 4.8%
Macedonians	89.8 /100 \| #135	Excellent 4.8%
Immigrants \| Jordan	89.0 /100 \| #136	Excellent 4.7%
Jordanians	88.9 /100 \| #137	Excellent 4.7%
Afghans	88.8 /100 \| #138	Excellent 4.7%
South Americans	85.6 /100 \| #139	Excellent 4.7%
Canadians	84.4 /100 \| #140	Excellent 4.7%
Basques	81.8 /100 \| #141	Excellent 4.6%
Sudanese	81.3 /100 \| #142	Excellent 4.6%
Hungarians	80.8 /100 \| #143	Excellent 4.6%
Immigrants \| South America	80.5 /100 \| #144	Excellent 4.6%
Uruguayans	80.2 /100 \| #145	Excellent 4.6%
Luxembourgers	78.7 /100 \| #146	Good 4.6%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Central America by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Yup'ik (2.9%, a difference of 0.050%), Navajo (2.9%, a difference of 0.12%), Arapaho (2.9%, a difference of 0.19%), Tohono O'odham (2.8%, a difference of 0.83%), and Immigrants from the Azores (2.8%, a difference of 1.5%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 3.1%
Puget Sound Salish	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 3.1%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 3.0%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 3.0%
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 2.9%
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 2.9%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 2.9%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 2.9%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 2.9%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 2.8%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 2.8%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 2.7%
Spanish American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 2.7%
Immigrants \| Mexico	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 2.6%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 2.5%