South American vs Immigrants from Western Africa GED/Equivalency

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 494,065,729 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of South Americans and percentage of population with at least ged/equivalency education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.053 and weighted average of 84.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,885,284 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and percentage of population with at least ged/equivalency education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.317 and weighted average of 83.8%, a difference of 1.3%.

GED/Equivalency Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Western Africa
Minimum	68.0%	66.5%
Maximum	100.0%	100.0%
Range	32.0%	33.5%
Mean	84.9%	83.2%
Median	85.1%	84.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	81.2%	79.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	87.8%	86.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.5%	6.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.6%	6.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.6%	5.9%

Similar Demographics by GED/Equivalency

Demographics Similar to South Americans by GED/Equivalency

In terms of ged/equivalency, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Somalia (84.8%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Philippines (84.8%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Cameroon (84.9%, a difference of 0.060%), Colombian (84.9%, a difference of 0.070%), and Marshallese (84.9%, a difference of 0.080%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	GED/Equivalency
Hawaiians	15.2 /100 \| #204	Poor 85.0%
Liberians	14.6 /100 \| #205	Poor 85.0%
Samoans	13.7 /100 \| #206	Poor 84.9%
Hmong	13.1 /100 \| #207	Poor 84.9%
Marshallese	12.5 /100 \| #208	Poor 84.9%
Colombians	12.3 /100 \| #209	Poor 84.9%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	12.1 /100 \| #210	Poor 84.9%
South Americans	10.9 /100 \| #211	Poor 84.8%
Immigrants \| Somalia	10.6 /100 \| #212	Poor 84.8%
Immigrants \| Philippines	10.0 /100 \| #213	Poor 84.8%
Osage	9.5 /100 \| #214	Tragic 84.8%
Peruvians	9.2 /100 \| #215	Tragic 84.7%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	8.7 /100 \| #216	Tragic 84.7%
Nigerians	8.6 /100 \| #217	Tragic 84.7%
Alaska Natives	8.6 /100 \| #218	Tragic 84.7%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by GED/Equivalency

In terms of ged/equivalency, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Blackfeet (83.8%, a difference of 0.020%), Crow (83.8%, a difference of 0.020%), Chickasaw (83.8%, a difference of 0.030%), Shoshone (83.7%, a difference of 0.040%), and Immigrants from Senegal (83.8%, a difference of 0.050%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	GED/Equivalency
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	2.5 /100 \| #240	Tragic 84.1%
Senegalese	1.9 /100 \| #241	Tragic 84.0%
Sri Lankans	1.9 /100 \| #242	Tragic 84.0%
Cherokee	1.3 /100 \| #243	Tragic 83.9%
Immigrants \| Ghana	1.3 /100 \| #244	Tragic 83.9%
Immigrants \| Senegal	1.2 /100 \| #245	Tragic 83.8%
Chickasaw	1.2 /100 \| #246	Tragic 83.8%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	1.1 /100 \| #247	Tragic 83.8%
Blackfeet	1.1 /100 \| #248	Tragic 83.8%
Crow	1.1 /100 \| #249	Tragic 83.8%
Shoshone	1.0 /100 \| #250	Tragic 83.7%
Spanish Americans	0.8 /100 \| #251	Tragic 83.6%
Bahamians	0.8 /100 \| #252	Tragic 83.6%
Comanche	0.7 /100 \| #253	Tragic 83.6%
Creek	0.7 /100 \| #254	Tragic 83.6%