Immigrants from South America vs Hispanic or Latino Doctorate Degree

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 551,277,814 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Hispanics or Latinos and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.799 and weighted average of 1.3%, a difference of 33.8%.

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%).

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Hispanics or Latinos are Immigrants from Cabo Verde (1.3%, a difference of 0.29%), Pima (1.3%, a difference of 0.31%), Inupiat (1.3%, a difference of 0.58%), Haitian (1.3%, a difference of 0.63%), and Native/Alaskan (1.3%, a difference of 0.70%).