Pennsylvania German vs Immigrants from South America Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 230,381,688 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Pennsylvania Germans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.508 and weighted average of 1.4%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 27.4%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Pennsylvania German	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	0.24%	0.18%
Maximum	1.8%	3.7%
Range	1.6%	3.5%
Mean	0.86%	1.6%
Median	0.80%	1.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.48%	1.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.1%	1.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.65%	0.82%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.41%	0.70%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.41%	0.70%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Pennsylvania Germans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Pennsylvania Germans are Guyanese (1.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Mexican American Indian (1.4%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Dominica (1.4%, a difference of 0.19%), Shoshone (1.4%, a difference of 0.22%), and Cuban (1.4%, a difference of 0.26%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Puerto Ricans	0.1 /100 \| #298	Tragic 1.4%
Belizeans	0.1 /100 \| #299	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.1 /100 \| #300	Tragic 1.4%
Hondurans	0.1 /100 \| #301	Tragic 1.4%
Shoshone	0.1 /100 \| #302	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.1 /100 \| #303	Tragic 1.4%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #304	Tragic 1.4%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 1.4%
Guyanese	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 1.4%
Cubans	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Grenada	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 1.4%

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%