Immigrants from South America vs Northern European Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 484,634,424 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.357 and weighted average of 4.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 405,045,540 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Northern Europeans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.398 and weighted average of 5.2%, a difference of 12.4%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Northern European
Minimum	0.92%	0.22%
Maximum	13.6%	30.7%
Range	12.6%	30.5%
Mean	4.8%	8.1%
Median	4.4%	6.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.3%	3.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.5%	10.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	6.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.5%	7.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.5%	7.2%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Uruguayan (4.6%, a difference of 0.060%), Hungarian (4.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Sudanese (4.6%, a difference of 0.18%), Basque (4.6%, a difference of 0.31%), and Luxembourger (4.6%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Jordanians	88.9 /100 \| #137	Excellent 4.7%
Afghans	88.8 /100 \| #138	Excellent 4.7%
South Americans	85.6 /100 \| #139	Excellent 4.7%
Canadians	84.4 /100 \| #140	Excellent 4.7%
Basques	81.8 /100 \| #141	Excellent 4.6%
Sudanese	81.3 /100 \| #142	Excellent 4.6%
Hungarians	80.8 /100 \| #143	Excellent 4.6%
Immigrants \| South America	80.5 /100 \| #144	Excellent 4.6%
Uruguayans	80.2 /100 \| #145	Excellent 4.6%
Luxembourgers	78.7 /100 \| #146	Good 4.6%
Colombians	77.7 /100 \| #147	Good 4.6%
Slovenes	76.1 /100 \| #148	Good 4.6%
Senegalese	75.3 /100 \| #149	Good 4.6%
Immigrants \| Oceania	73.4 /100 \| #150	Good 4.6%
Poles	72.6 /100 \| #151	Good 4.6%

Demographics Similar to Northern Europeans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Northern Europeans are Alsatian (5.2%, a difference of 0.020%), Zimbabwean (5.2%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan (5.2%, a difference of 0.61%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe (5.2%, a difference of 0.65%), and Laotian (5.2%, a difference of 0.68%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Greeks	99.6 /100 \| #86	Exceptional 5.3%
Immigrants \| Chile	99.5 /100 \| #87	Exceptional 5.3%
Egyptians	99.5 /100 \| #88	Exceptional 5.3%
Chileans	99.5 /100 \| #89	Exceptional 5.3%
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.5 /100 \| #90	Exceptional 5.3%
Laotians	99.5 /100 \| #91	Exceptional 5.2%
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	99.5 /100 \| #92	Exceptional 5.2%
Northern Europeans	99.3 /100 \| #93	Exceptional 5.2%
Alsatians	99.3 /100 \| #94	Exceptional 5.2%
Zimbabweans	99.3 /100 \| #95	Exceptional 5.2%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	99.2 /100 \| #96	Exceptional 5.2%
Syrians	99.1 /100 \| #97	Exceptional 5.2%
Austrians	99.1 /100 \| #98	Exceptional 5.2%
Immigrants \| Italy	99.1 /100 \| #99	Exceptional 5.2%
Ugandans	98.8 /100 \| #100	Exceptional 5.1%