Canadian vs Immigrants from South America Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 431,466,158 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Canadians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.602 and weighted average of 2.0%. 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 13.2%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Canadian	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	0.28%	0.18%
Maximum	13.8%	3.7%
Range	13.5%	3.5%
Mean	3.1%	1.6%
Median	2.4%	1.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.8%	1.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.0%	1.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.2%	0.82%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.9%	0.70%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.9%	0.70%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Canadians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Canadians are Immigrants from Ukraine (2.0%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (2.0%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Zaire (2.0%, a difference of 0.22%), Scottish (2.0%, a difference of 0.42%), and Immigrants from Uzbekistan (2.0%, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	94.7 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 2.0%
Croatians	94.0 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 2.0%
Ute	93.2 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 2.0%
Moroccans	93.0 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 2.0%
Jordanians	92.1 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 2.0%
Palestinians	92.0 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Zaire	91.1 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 2.0%
Canadians	90.6 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	90.5 /100 \| #130	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	90.2 /100 \| #131	Exceptional 2.0%
Scottish	89.4 /100 \| #132	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	89.3 /100 \| #133	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	88.9 /100 \| #134	Excellent 2.0%
Serbians	88.7 /100 \| #135	Excellent 2.0%
Swedes	88.3 /100 \| #136	Excellent 2.0%

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%