Spanish vs Immigrants from South America Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 416,138,041 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.099 and weighted average of 1.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 479,287,152 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.012 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 4.5%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Spanish	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	0.18%	0.18%
Maximum	6.8%	3.7%
Range	6.6%	3.5%
Mean	2.0%	1.6%
Median	1.8%	1.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.2%	1.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.6%	1.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.5%	0.82%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.3%	0.70%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.3%	0.70%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Spanish by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish are Iraqi (1.8%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Thailand (1.8%, a difference of 0.020%), French (1.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Norwegian (1.8%, a difference of 0.10%), and Immigrants from Bangladesh (1.8%, a difference of 0.10%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Vietnamese	54.8 /100 \| #169	Average 1.9%
Costa Ricans	53.3 /100 \| #170	Average 1.8%
Bermudans	52.1 /100 \| #171	Average 1.8%
Belgians	50.3 /100 \| #172	Average 1.8%
Norwegians	50.0 /100 \| #173	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Thailand	49.4 /100 \| #175	Average 1.8%
Spanish	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 1.8%
Iraqis	49.2 /100 \| #177	Average 1.8%
French	48.8 /100 \| #178	Average 1.8%
Ghanaians	48.3 /100 \| #179	Average 1.8%
Scandinavians	48.0 /100 \| #180	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	46.2 /100 \| #181	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	44.3 /100 \| #182	Average 1.8%
Finns	42.1 /100 \| #183	Average 1.8%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are White/Caucasian (1.8%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Nigeria (1.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Ghana (1.8%, a difference of 0.29%), Chinese (1.8%, a difference of 0.37%), and Subsaharan African (1.8%, a difference of 0.38%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Dutch	27.4 /100 \| #192	Fair 1.8%
German Russians	27.1 /100 \| #193	Fair 1.8%
Uruguayans	26.2 /100 \| #194	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Somalia	25.4 /100 \| #195	Fair 1.8%
Sub-Saharan Africans	25.1 /100 \| #196	Fair 1.8%
Chinese	25.1 /100 \| #197	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Ghana	24.6 /100 \| #198	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| South America	23.3 /100 \| #199	Fair 1.8%
Whites/Caucasians	22.8 /100 \| #200	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	22.4 /100 \| #201	Fair 1.8%
Portuguese	21.4 /100 \| #202	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	21.4 /100 \| #203	Fair 1.8%
Somalis	21.2 /100 \| #204	Fair 1.7%
Venezuelans	19.5 /100 \| #205	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Peru	17.6 /100 \| #206	Poor 1.7%