South American vs Immigrants from Costa Rica 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 204,151,669 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.228 and weighted average of 4.4%, a difference of 7.0%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Costa Rica
Minimum	0.74%	0.26%
Maximum	13.5%	14.9%
Range	12.7%	14.6%
Mean	4.9%	4.3%
Median	4.4%	4.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.4%	2.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.6%	4.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	2.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.7%	3.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.7%	2.9%

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 Costa Rica by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Immigrants from Kenya (4.4%, a difference of 0.11%), Celtic (4.4%, a difference of 0.13%), Czech (4.4%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Peru (4.4%, a difference of 0.39%), and Danish (4.4%, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
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%
Immigrants \| Peru	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 4.4%
Celtics	47.6 /100 \| #177	Average 4.4%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	46.7 /100 \| #178	Average 4.4%
Immigrants \| Kenya	45.9 /100 \| #179	Average 4.4%
Czechs	44.9 /100 \| #180	Average 4.4%
Danes	43.5 /100 \| #181	Average 4.4%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	43.2 /100 \| #182	Average 4.4%
Bermudans	43.1 /100 \| #183	Average 4.4%
Belgians	36.2 /100 \| #184	Fair 4.3%
Welsh	35.8 /100 \| #185	Fair 4.3%