Japanese vs Immigrants from South America Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 248,858,798 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Japanese and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.173 and weighted average of 3.5%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 30.6%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Japanese	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	0.20%	0.92%
Maximum	8.8%	13.6%
Range	8.6%	12.6%
Mean	2.6%	4.8%
Median	2.1%	4.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.6%	3.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.2%	5.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.6%	2.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.8%	2.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.8%	2.5%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Japanese by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Japanese are Immigrants from Portugal (3.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Cheyenne (3.6%, a difference of 0.060%), Liberian (3.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Dominican (3.5%, a difference of 0.080%), and Apache (3.5%, a difference of 0.10%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Belizeans	0.5 /100 \| #271	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.5 /100 \| #272	Tragic 3.6%
Americans	0.5 /100 \| #273	Tragic 3.6%
Potawatomi	0.5 /100 \| #274	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.5 /100 \| #275	Tragic 3.6%
Liberians	0.5 /100 \| #276	Tragic 3.6%
Cheyenne	0.5 /100 \| #277	Tragic 3.6%
Japanese	0.5 /100 \| #278	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.5 /100 \| #279	Tragic 3.5%
Dominicans	0.5 /100 \| #280	Tragic 3.5%
Apache	0.5 /100 \| #281	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.5 /100 \| #282	Tragic 3.5%
Comanche	0.4 /100 \| #283	Tragic 3.5%
Salvadorans	0.4 /100 \| #284	Tragic 3.5%
Hondurans	0.3 /100 \| #285	Tragic 3.5%

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%