Immigrants from South America vs Nepalese 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 24,454,605 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Nepalese and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.537 and weighted average of 1.3%, a difference of 40.3%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Nepalese
Minimum	0.18%	0.13%
Maximum	3.7%	2.3%
Range	3.5%	2.1%
Mean	1.6%	1.0%
Median	1.4%	0.89%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.1%	0.59%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.9%	1.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.82%	0.87%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.70%	0.52%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.70%	0.51%

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 Nepalese by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Nepalese are Immigrants from Haiti (1.3%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (1.3%, a difference of 2.0%), Immigrants from Caribbean (1.3%, a difference of 2.2%), Yakama (1.3%, a difference of 2.4%), and Bangladeshi (1.2%, a difference of 3.5%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 1.3%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 1.3%
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 1.3%
Nepalese	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 1.3%
Bangladeshis	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 1.2%
Puget Sound Salish	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 1.2%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 1.2%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 1.2%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 1.2%
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 1.2%
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 1.1%