Immigrants from South America vs Pennsylvania German 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 233,026,471 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Pennsylvania Germans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.240 and weighted average of 3.0%, a difference of 55.9%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Pennsylvania German
Minimum	0.92%	0.10%
Maximum	13.6%	4.3%
Range	12.6%	4.2%
Mean	4.8%	1.6%
Median	4.4%	1.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.3%	0.94%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.5%	2.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	1.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.5%	0.90%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.5%	0.89%

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 Pennsylvania Germans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Pennsylvania Germans are Native/Alaskan (3.0%, a difference of 0.56%), Fijian (2.9%, a difference of 1.6%), Arapaho (2.9%, a difference of 3.4%), Navajo (2.9%, a difference of 3.5%), and Immigrants from Central America (2.9%, a difference of 3.6%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Dutch West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 3.1%
Creek	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 3.1%
Bangladeshis	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 3.1%
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 3.1%
Kiowa	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 3.1%
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 3.1%
Puget Sound Salish	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 3.1%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 3.0%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 3.0%
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 2.9%
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 2.9%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 2.9%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 2.9%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 2.9%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 2.8%