South American vs Immigrants from Philippines Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 492,254,354 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of South Americans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.284 and weighted average of 4.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 469,653,358 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Philippines and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.658 and weighted average of 3.9%, a difference of 20.3%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Philippines
Minimum	0.74%	0.44%
Maximum	13.5%	5.5%
Range	12.7%	5.0%
Mean	4.9%	2.6%
Median	4.4%	2.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.4%	1.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.6%	3.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	2.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.7%	1.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.7%	1.2%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Canadian (4.7%, a difference of 0.34%), Basque (4.6%, a difference of 0.96%), Afghan (4.7%, a difference of 0.99%), Jordanian (4.7%, a difference of 1.0%), and Immigrants from Jordan (4.7%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Pakistanis	90.9 /100 \| #132	Exceptional 4.8%
Italians	90.2 /100 \| #133	Exceptional 4.8%
South American Indians	89.9 /100 \| #134	Excellent 4.8%
Macedonians	89.8 /100 \| #135	Excellent 4.8%
Immigrants \| Jordan	89.0 /100 \| #136	Excellent 4.7%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Philippines by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Philippines are Nonimmigrants (3.9%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Barbados (3.9%, a difference of 0.050%), Cree (3.9%, a difference of 0.26%), Spanish American (3.9%, a difference of 0.28%), and Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (3.9%, a difference of 0.34%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
German Russians	6.1 /100 \| #226	Tragic 4.0%
Cubans	5.9 /100 \| #227	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| West Indies	5.6 /100 \| #228	Tragic 4.0%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	5.4 /100 \| #229	Tragic 3.9%
Nicaraguans	5.1 /100 \| #230	Tragic 3.9%
Ecuadorians	4.6 /100 \| #231	Tragic 3.9%
Cree	4.3 /100 \| #232	Tragic 3.9%
Immigrants \| Philippines	4.1 /100 \| #233	Tragic 3.9%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	4.0 /100 \| #234	Tragic 3.9%
Immigrants \| Barbados	4.0 /100 \| #235	Tragic 3.9%
Spanish Americans	3.8 /100 \| #236	Tragic 3.9%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	3.8 /100 \| #237	Tragic 3.9%
Colville	2.6 /100 \| #238	Tragic 3.8%
British West Indians	2.4 /100 \| #239	Tragic 3.8%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	2.3 /100 \| #240	Tragic 3.8%