Immigrants from Mexico vs Samoan Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 508,609,212 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Mexico and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.129 and weighted average of 2.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 224,756,232 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Samoans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.154 and weighted average of 3.3%, a difference of 25.8%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Mexico	Samoan
Minimum	0.11%	0.40%
Maximum	16.0%	9.9%
Range	15.9%	9.5%
Mean	2.0%	2.9%
Median	1.4%	2.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.80%	1.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.6%	3.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.8%	2.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.3%	1.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.3%	1.9%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Mexico by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Mexico are Spanish American Indian (2.7%, a difference of 0.32%), Mexican (2.7%, a difference of 4.0%), Immigrants from the Azores (2.8%, a difference of 6.9%), Lumbee (2.5%, a difference of 7.4%), and Tohono O'odham (2.8%, a difference of 7.6%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Puget Sound Salish	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 3.1%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 3.0%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 3.0%
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 2.9%
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 2.9%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 2.9%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 2.9%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 2.9%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 2.8%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 2.8%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 2.7%
Spanish American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 2.7%
Immigrants \| Mexico	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 2.6%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 2.5%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 2.2%

Demographics Similar to Samoans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Samoans are Shoshone (3.3%, a difference of 0.50%), Pima (3.3%, a difference of 0.51%), Immigrants from Latin America (3.3%, a difference of 0.83%), Cherokee (3.3%, a difference of 0.99%), and Cape Verdean (3.4%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Blacks/African Americans	0.2 /100 \| #300	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.2 /100 \| #301	Tragic 3.4%
Malaysians	0.2 /100 \| #302	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.2 /100 \| #303	Tragic 3.4%
Cajuns	0.2 /100 \| #304	Tragic 3.4%
Chickasaw	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 3.4%
Cape Verdeans	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 3.4%
Samoans	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 3.3%
Shoshone	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 3.3%
Pima	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 3.3%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 3.3%
Cherokee	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 3.3%
Sioux	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 3.3%
Yuman	0.1 /100 \| #313	Tragic 3.3%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #314	Tragic 3.3%