South American vs Immigrants from Eastern Europe 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 474,383,803 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Europe and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.426 and weighted average of 5.2%, a difference of 11.7%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Eastern Europe
Minimum	0.74%	0.35%
Maximum	13.5%	10.3%
Range	12.7%	9.9%
Mean	4.9%	4.2%
Median	4.4%	3.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.4%	2.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.6%	5.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	2.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.7%	2.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.7%	2.0%

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 Eastern Europe by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Europe are Laotian (5.2%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Scotland (5.3%, a difference of 0.20%), Egyptian (5.3%, a difference of 0.30%), Chilean (5.3%, a difference of 0.30%), and Immigrants from Chile (5.3%, a difference of 0.44%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Zimbabwe	99.6 /100 \| #85	Exceptional 5.3%
Greeks	99.6 /100 \| #86	Exceptional 5.3%
Immigrants \| Chile	99.5 /100 \| #87	Exceptional 5.3%
Egyptians	99.5 /100 \| #88	Exceptional 5.3%
Chileans	99.5 /100 \| #89	Exceptional 5.3%
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.5 /100 \| #90	Exceptional 5.3%
Laotians	99.5 /100 \| #91	Exceptional 5.2%
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	99.5 /100 \| #92	Exceptional 5.2%
Northern Europeans	99.3 /100 \| #93	Exceptional 5.2%
Alsatians	99.3 /100 \| #94	Exceptional 5.2%
Zimbabweans	99.3 /100 \| #95	Exceptional 5.2%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	99.2 /100 \| #96	Exceptional 5.2%
Syrians	99.1 /100 \| #97	Exceptional 5.2%
Austrians	99.1 /100 \| #98	Exceptional 5.2%
Immigrants \| Italy	99.1 /100 \| #99	Exceptional 5.2%