Scottish vs Immigrants from South America Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 564,295,282 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Scottish and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.099 and weighted average of 29.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 485,807,349 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.454 and weighted average of 24.6%, a difference of 18.3%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scottish	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	7.8%	8.2%
Maximum	73.0%	65.5%
Range	65.2%	57.3%
Mean	34.7%	26.7%
Median	33.5%	24.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	28.4%	20.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	38.5%	30.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	10.1%	10.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	12.5%	10.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	12.4%	10.0%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Scottish by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Scottish are German (29.2%, a difference of 0.10%), Scandinavian (29.1%, a difference of 0.14%), Czech (29.2%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Iran (29.1%, a difference of 0.20%), and Immigrants from Belgium (29.0%, a difference of 0.31%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Singapore	0.1 /100 \| #322	Tragic 28.9%
Norwegians	0.1 /100 \| #323	Tragic 29.0%
Croatians	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 29.0%
Hungarians	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 29.0%
Immigrants \| Belgium	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 29.0%
Immigrants \| Iran	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 29.1%
Scandinavians	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 29.1%
Scottish	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 29.1%
Germans	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 29.2%
Czechs	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 29.2%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 29.3%
Europeans	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 29.4%
Swedes	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 29.4%
Immigrants \| Taiwan	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 29.5%
English	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 29.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Spanish American (24.6%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Uruguay (24.6%, a difference of 0.040%), German Russian (24.6%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Central America (24.6%, a difference of 0.11%), and Yup'ik (24.7%, a difference of 0.17%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	95.9 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 24.4%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	95.8 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 24.4%
Kenyans	95.8 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 24.5%
Cree	95.6 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 24.5%
Immigrants \| Thailand	94.9 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 24.5%
Apache	94.8 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 24.5%
Natives/Alaskans	94.6 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 24.6%
Immigrants \| South America	93.9 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 24.6%
Spanish Americans	93.8 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 24.6%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	93.8 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 24.6%
German Russians	93.7 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 24.6%
Immigrants \| Central America	93.5 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 24.6%
Yup'ik	93.3 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 24.7%
Alsatians	93.2 /100 \| #130	Exceptional 24.7%
Immigrants \| Philippines	93.0 /100 \| #131	Exceptional 24.7%