Immigrants from Nicaragua vs South American Cognitive Disability

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 236,326,974 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nicaragua and percentage of population with cognitive disability in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.253 and weighted average of 16.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 494,074,477 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of South Americans and percentage of population with cognitive disability in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.608 and weighted average of 16.7%, a difference of 0.46%.

In terms of cognitive disability, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nicaragua are Northern European (16.8%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Eastern Asia (16.8%, a difference of 0.060%), Paraguayan (16.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Palestinian (16.8%, a difference of 0.070%), and Canadian (16.8%, a difference of 0.090%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Egypt (16.7%, a difference of 0.0%), Danish (16.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from South America (16.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Southern Europe (16.7%, a difference of 0.020%), and Asian (16.7%, a difference of 0.070%).