Immigrants from Southern Europe vs American Associate's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 402,795,863 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population with at least associate's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.361 and weighted average of 47.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 581,858,249 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Americans and percentage of population with at least associate's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.525 and weighted average of 40.8%, a difference of 17.3%.

Associate's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Southern Europe	American
Minimum	5.4%	1.4%
Maximum	100.0%	58.1%
Range	94.6%	56.7%
Mean	38.9%	28.0%
Median	37.8%	26.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	23.3%	20.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	48.0%	34.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	24.7%	13.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	20.1%	10.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	19.9%	10.5%

Similar Demographics by Associate's Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe by Associate's Degree

In terms of associate's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Slovene (47.9%, a difference of 0.090%), Taiwanese (47.7%, a difference of 0.15%), Sierra Leonean (47.7%, a difference of 0.20%), Norwegian (47.6%, a difference of 0.43%), and Polish (48.0%, a difference of 0.44%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Associate's Degree
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	89.4 /100 \| #133	Excellent 48.2%
Moroccans	89.3 /100 \| #134	Excellent 48.2%
Europeans	89.0 /100 \| #135	Excellent 48.2%
Pakistanis	88.0 /100 \| #136	Excellent 48.1%
Immigrants \| Eritrea	87.8 /100 \| #137	Excellent 48.1%
Poles	87.3 /100 \| #138	Excellent 48.0%
Slovenes	85.1 /100 \| #139	Excellent 47.9%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	84.4 /100 \| #140	Excellent 47.8%
Taiwanese	83.3 /100 \| #141	Excellent 47.7%
Sierra Leoneans	82.9 /100 \| #142	Excellent 47.7%
Norwegians	81.0 /100 \| #143	Excellent 47.6%
Slavs	80.5 /100 \| #144	Excellent 47.6%
Canadians	79.0 /100 \| #145	Good 47.5%
Immigrants \| Sudan	77.9 /100 \| #146	Good 47.4%
Danes	77.3 /100 \| #147	Good 47.4%

Demographics Similar to Americans by Associate's Degree

In terms of associate's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Chippewa (40.7%, a difference of 0.050%), Central American Indian (40.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Laos (40.7%, a difference of 0.23%), Belizean (40.6%, a difference of 0.30%), and Hawaiian (40.9%, a difference of 0.38%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Associate's Degree
Bahamians	0.4 /100 \| #262	Tragic 41.5%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.3 /100 \| #263	Tragic 41.5%
Osage	0.3 /100 \| #264	Tragic 41.5%
Africans	0.2 /100 \| #265	Tragic 41.1%
Samoans	0.2 /100 \| #266	Tragic 41.1%
Hawaiians	0.2 /100 \| #267	Tragic 40.9%
Central American Indians	0.2 /100 \| #268	Tragic 40.8%
Americans	0.2 /100 \| #269	Tragic 40.8%
Chippewa	0.2 /100 \| #270	Tragic 40.7%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.1 /100 \| #271	Tragic 40.7%
Belizeans	0.1 /100 \| #272	Tragic 40.6%
Puget Sound Salish	0.1 /100 \| #273	Tragic 40.5%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.1 /100 \| #274	Tragic 40.5%
Potawatomi	0.1 /100 \| #275	Tragic 40.4%
Puerto Ricans	0.1 /100 \| #276	Tragic 40.4%