South American vs Immigrants from Portugal 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 174,657,094 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.553 and weighted average of 3.5%, a difference of 32.3%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Portugal
Minimum	0.74%	0.14%
Maximum	13.5%	6.6%
Range	12.7%	6.5%
Mean	4.9%	2.8%
Median	4.4%	2.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.4%	1.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.6%	4.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	2.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.7%	1.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.7%	1.6%

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 Portugal by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Japanese (3.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Dominican (3.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Apache (3.5%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Caribbean (3.5%, a difference of 0.080%), and Cheyenne (3.6%, a difference of 0.10%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.5 /100 \| #272	Tragic 3.6%
Americans	0.5 /100 \| #273	Tragic 3.6%
Potawatomi	0.5 /100 \| #274	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.5 /100 \| #275	Tragic 3.6%
Liberians	0.5 /100 \| #276	Tragic 3.6%
Cheyenne	0.5 /100 \| #277	Tragic 3.6%
Japanese	0.5 /100 \| #278	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.5 /100 \| #279	Tragic 3.5%
Dominicans	0.5 /100 \| #280	Tragic 3.5%
Apache	0.5 /100 \| #281	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.5 /100 \| #282	Tragic 3.5%
Comanche	0.4 /100 \| #283	Tragic 3.5%
Salvadorans	0.4 /100 \| #284	Tragic 3.5%
Hondurans	0.3 /100 \| #285	Tragic 3.5%
Haitians	0.3 /100 \| #286	Tragic 3.5%