South American vs Immigrants from Southern Europe Master's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 493,882,123 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of South Americans and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.125 and weighted average of 15.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 402,732,605 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.793 and weighted average of 16.6%, a difference of 6.4%.

Master's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Southern Europe
Minimum	1.9%	2.6%
Maximum	37.5%	100.0%
Range	35.6%	97.4%
Mean	15.4%	15.6%
Median	14.7%	11.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	11.2%	5.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.5%	17.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.3%	11.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.3%	17.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.3%	17.4%

Similar Demographics by Master's Degree

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Afghanistan (15.6%, a difference of 0.37%), Hungarian (15.6%, a difference of 0.41%), Canadian (15.7%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Venezuela (15.7%, a difference of 0.50%), and Immigrants from Senegal (15.5%, a difference of 0.58%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
Pakistanis	86.1 /100 \| #138	Excellent 15.8%
Immigrants \| Germany	85.9 /100 \| #139	Excellent 15.8%
Vietnamese	85.5 /100 \| #140	Excellent 15.8%
Poles	85.0 /100 \| #141	Excellent 15.7%
Immigrants \| Africa	84.0 /100 \| #142	Excellent 15.7%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	83.6 /100 \| #143	Excellent 15.7%
Canadians	83.3 /100 \| #144	Excellent 15.7%
South Americans	81.3 /100 \| #145	Excellent 15.6%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	79.4 /100 \| #146	Good 15.6%
Hungarians	79.1 /100 \| #147	Good 15.6%
Immigrants \| Senegal	78.2 /100 \| #148	Good 15.5%
Ghanaians	78.2 /100 \| #149	Good 15.5%
Slovenes	78.0 /100 \| #150	Good 15.5%
Iraqis	77.3 /100 \| #151	Good 15.5%
Slavs	77.0 /100 \| #152	Good 15.5%

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

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Moldova (16.6%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Uganda (16.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Northern European (16.7%, a difference of 0.42%), Brazilian (16.5%, a difference of 0.43%), and Arab (16.7%, a difference of 0.49%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
Moroccans	98.0 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 16.8%
Immigrants \| Chile	98.0 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 16.8%
Austrians	97.8 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 16.7%
Macedonians	97.7 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 16.7%
Arabs	97.7 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 16.7%
Northern Europeans	97.6 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 16.7%
Immigrants \| Uganda	97.3 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 16.6%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	97.2 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 16.6%
Immigrants \| Moldova	97.2 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 16.6%
Brazilians	96.8 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 16.5%
Jordanians	96.5 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 16.5%
Lebanese	96.4 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 16.5%
Afghans	96.2 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 16.5%
British	95.6 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 16.4%
Croatians	95.6 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 16.4%