Immigrants from South America vs Japanese 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 247,895,827 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Japanese and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.066 and weighted average of 1.5%, a difference of 15.8%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Japanese
Minimum	0.18%	0.29%
Maximum	3.7%	4.9%
Range	3.5%	4.6%
Mean	1.6%	1.3%
Median	1.4%	1.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.1%	0.69%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.9%	1.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.82%	0.80%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.70%	0.87%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.70%	0.85%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Doctorate Degree

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%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Dutch	27.4 /100 \| #192	Fair 1.8%
German Russians	27.1 /100 \| #193	Fair 1.8%
Uruguayans	26.2 /100 \| #194	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Somalia	25.4 /100 \| #195	Fair 1.8%
Sub-Saharan Africans	25.1 /100 \| #196	Fair 1.8%
Chinese	25.1 /100 \| #197	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Ghana	24.6 /100 \| #198	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| South America	23.3 /100 \| #199	Fair 1.8%
Whites/Caucasians	22.8 /100 \| #200	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	22.4 /100 \| #201	Fair 1.8%
Portuguese	21.4 /100 \| #202	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	21.4 /100 \| #203	Fair 1.8%
Somalis	21.2 /100 \| #204	Fair 1.7%
Venezuelans	19.5 /100 \| #205	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Peru	17.6 /100 \| #206	Poor 1.7%

Demographics Similar to Japanese by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Japanese are Liberian (1.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from West Indies (1.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Chippewa (1.5%, a difference of 0.38%), Immigrants from Portugal (1.5%, a difference of 0.46%), and Central American Indian (1.5%, a difference of 0.60%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Americans	1.0 /100 \| #253	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	1.0 /100 \| #254	Tragic 1.5%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	1.0 /100 \| #255	Tragic 1.5%
Central American Indians	1.0 /100 \| #256	Tragic 1.5%
Chippewa	0.9 /100 \| #257	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.9 /100 \| #258	Tragic 1.5%
Liberians	0.9 /100 \| #259	Tragic 1.5%
Japanese	0.9 /100 \| #260	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.8 /100 \| #261	Tragic 1.5%
Chickasaw	0.7 /100 \| #262	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.7 /100 \| #263	Tragic 1.5%
Blackfeet	0.7 /100 \| #264	Tragic 1.5%
Nicaraguans	0.6 /100 \| #265	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.5 /100 \| #266	Tragic 1.5%
Kiowa	0.5 /100 \| #267	Tragic 1.5%