South American vs Immigrants from Nigeria 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 283,120,883 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.477 and weighted average of 4.1%, a difference of 14.9%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Nigeria
Minimum	0.74%	0.69%
Maximum	13.5%	6.4%
Range	12.7%	5.7%
Mean	4.9%	3.2%
Median	4.4%	3.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.4%	2.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.6%	4.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	1.6%
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 Nigeria by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are German (4.1%, a difference of 0.030%), White/Caucasian (4.1%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Panama (4.1%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Somalia (4.1%, a difference of 0.30%), and Subsaharan African (4.1%, a difference of 0.38%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Panamanians	15.9 /100 \| #203	Poor 4.1%
Barbadians	15.8 /100 \| #204	Poor 4.1%
Somalis	14.8 /100 \| #205	Poor 4.1%
Yugoslavians	13.4 /100 \| #206	Poor 4.1%
Sub-Saharan Africans	12.8 /100 \| #207	Poor 4.1%
Immigrants \| Somalia	12.5 /100 \| #208	Poor 4.1%
Immigrants \| Panama	12.3 /100 \| #209	Poor 4.1%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	11.7 /100 \| #210	Poor 4.1%
Germans	11.6 /100 \| #211	Poor 4.1%
Whites/Caucasians	11.2 /100 \| #212	Poor 4.1%
Koreans	10.7 /100 \| #213	Poor 4.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	10.6 /100 \| #214	Poor 4.1%
Portuguese	10.5 /100 \| #215	Poor 4.1%
West Indians	9.8 /100 \| #216	Tragic 4.1%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	9.4 /100 \| #217	Tragic 4.0%