Portuguese vs Immigrants from South America Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 448,577,739 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Portuguese 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 4.1%. 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 14.0%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Portuguese	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	0.14%	0.92%
Maximum	9.0%	13.6%
Range	8.9%	12.6%
Mean	3.1%	4.8%
Median	3.1%	4.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.6%	3.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.9%	5.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.3%	2.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.7%	2.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.7%	2.5%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Portuguese by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Immigrants from Ghana (4.1%, a difference of 0.050%), Korean (4.1%, a difference of 0.10%), White/Caucasian (4.1%, a difference of 0.28%), West Indian (4.1%, a difference of 0.31%), and German (4.1%, a difference of 0.46%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Somalia	12.5 /100 \| #208	Poor 4.1%
Immigrants \| Panama	12.3 /100 \| #209	Poor 4.1%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	11.7 /100 \| #210	Poor 4.1%
Germans	11.6 /100 \| #211	Poor 4.1%
Whites/Caucasians	11.2 /100 \| #212	Poor 4.1%
Koreans	10.7 /100 \| #213	Poor 4.1%
Immigrants \| Ghana	10.6 /100 \| #214	Poor 4.1%
Portuguese	10.5 /100 \| #215	Poor 4.1%
West Indians	9.8 /100 \| #216	Tragic 4.1%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	9.4 /100 \| #217	Tragic 4.0%
Dutch	9.0 /100 \| #218	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	8.9 /100 \| #219	Tragic 4.0%
Ute	8.2 /100 \| #220	Tragic 4.0%
French Canadians	8.0 /100 \| #221	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	7.5 /100 \| #222	Tragic 4.0%

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%