Immigrants from South America vs Immigrants from Moldova 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 124,175,458 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Moldova and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.494 and weighted average of 2.0%, a difference of 11.0%.

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 Moldova are Kenyan (1.9%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Syria (1.9%, a difference of 0.20%), Sierra Leonean (2.0%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Senegal (1.9%, a difference of 0.45%), and Italian (2.0%, a difference of 0.46%).