Immigrants from South America vs Immigrants from China 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 452,322,361 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from China and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.382 and weighted average of 3.1%, a difference of 75.6%.

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 Immigrants from China are Immigrants from Switzerland (3.1%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Israel (3.0%, a difference of 1.3%), Iranian (3.1%, a difference of 2.0%), Immigrants from Iran (3.0%, a difference of 2.0%), and Immigrants from Taiwan (3.2%, a difference of 3.6%).