Immigrants from South America vs Chinese Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 484,634,424 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.357 and weighted average of 4.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 64,749,783 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Chinese and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.187 and weighted average of 4.5%, a difference of 3.8%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Chinese
Minimum	0.92%	0.52%
Maximum	13.6%	9.7%
Range	12.6%	9.2%
Mean	4.8%	4.0%
Median	4.4%	3.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.3%	2.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.5%	4.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	2.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.5%	2.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.5%	2.0%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Uruguayan (4.6%, a difference of 0.060%), Hungarian (4.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Sudanese (4.6%, a difference of 0.18%), Basque (4.6%, a difference of 0.31%), and Luxembourger (4.6%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Jordanians	88.9 /100 \| #137	Excellent 4.7%
Afghans	88.8 /100 \| #138	Excellent 4.7%
South Americans	85.6 /100 \| #139	Excellent 4.7%
Canadians	84.4 /100 \| #140	Excellent 4.7%
Basques	81.8 /100 \| #141	Excellent 4.6%
Sudanese	81.3 /100 \| #142	Excellent 4.6%
Hungarians	80.8 /100 \| #143	Excellent 4.6%
Immigrants \| South America	80.5 /100 \| #144	Excellent 4.6%
Uruguayans	80.2 /100 \| #145	Excellent 4.6%
Luxembourgers	78.7 /100 \| #146	Good 4.6%
Colombians	77.7 /100 \| #147	Good 4.6%
Slovenes	76.1 /100 \| #148	Good 4.6%
Senegalese	75.3 /100 \| #149	Good 4.6%
Immigrants \| Oceania	73.4 /100 \| #150	Good 4.6%
Poles	72.6 /100 \| #151	Good 4.6%

Demographics Similar to Chinese by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Chinese are Immigrants from Sierra Leone (4.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Afghanistan (4.5%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Colombia (4.5%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Zaire (4.5%, a difference of 0.18%), and Costa Rican (4.5%, a difference of 0.19%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Peruvians	65.2 /100 \| #162	Good 4.5%
Sierra Leoneans	64.3 /100 \| #163	Good 4.5%
Swiss	61.0 /100 \| #164	Good 4.5%
Costa Ricans	59.9 /100 \| #165	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Colombia	59.4 /100 \| #166	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	59.2 /100 \| #167	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	58.7 /100 \| #168	Average 4.5%
Chinese	58.6 /100 \| #169	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Zaire	57.4 /100 \| #170	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	56.0 /100 \| #171	Average 4.4%
Spaniards	52.0 /100 \| #172	Average 4.4%
English	50.1 /100 \| #173	Average 4.4%
Kenyans	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 4.4%
Irish	50.0 /100 \| #175	Average 4.4%
Immigrants \| Peru	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 4.4%