Immigrants from Malaysia vs South American Family Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 197,782,180 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Malaysia and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.197 and weighted average of 8.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 491,953,900 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of South Americans and poverty level among families in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.151 and weighted average of 9.3%, a difference of 9.7%.

Family Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Malaysia	South American
Minimum	1.1%	3.6%
Maximum	26.4%	21.7%
Range	25.3%	18.1%
Mean	8.3%	9.6%
Median	7.1%	9.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.4%	7.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	10.6%	11.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	5.2%	3.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	4.9%	3.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	4.8%	3.1%

Similar Demographics by Family Poverty

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Malaysia by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Malaysia are Chilean (8.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Brazil (8.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Sri Lankan (8.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Southern Europe (8.5%, a difference of 0.12%), and Armenian (8.5%, a difference of 0.52%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Argentineans	89.6 /100 \| #128	Excellent 8.4%
Portuguese	89.2 /100 \| #129	Excellent 8.4%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	88.6 /100 \| #130	Excellent 8.4%
Puget Sound Salish	88.6 /100 \| #131	Excellent 8.4%
Immigrants \| Argentina	88.2 /100 \| #132	Excellent 8.4%
Sri Lankans	86.6 /100 \| #133	Excellent 8.5%
Chileans	86.6 /100 \| #134	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Malaysia	86.5 /100 \| #135	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Brazil	86.3 /100 \| #136	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	86.0 /100 \| #137	Excellent 8.5%
Armenians	84.6 /100 \| #138	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Nepal	84.2 /100 \| #139	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Kazakhstan	84.1 /100 \| #140	Excellent 8.5%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	83.9 /100 \| #141	Excellent 8.5%
Yugoslavians	83.5 /100 \| #142	Excellent 8.5%

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Family Poverty

In terms of family poverty, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Western Asia (9.3%, a difference of 0.020%), Spanish (9.3%, a difference of 0.090%), Ugandan (9.3%, a difference of 0.10%), Venezuelan (9.3%, a difference of 0.12%), and Immigrants from Venezuela (9.3%, a difference of 0.33%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Family Poverty
Delaware	35.4 /100 \| #187	Fair 9.2%
Immigrants \| Kenya	34.0 /100 \| #188	Fair 9.2%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	32.1 /100 \| #189	Fair 9.2%
Arabs	31.5 /100 \| #190	Fair 9.2%
Ugandans	28.7 /100 \| #191	Fair 9.3%
Spanish	28.7 /100 \| #192	Fair 9.3%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	28.2 /100 \| #193	Fair 9.3%
South Americans	28.1 /100 \| #194	Fair 9.3%
Venezuelans	27.4 /100 \| #195	Fair 9.3%
Immigrants \| Venezuela	26.1 /100 \| #196	Fair 9.3%
Immigrants \| Colombia	24.4 /100 \| #197	Fair 9.3%
Iraqis	24.2 /100 \| #198	Fair 9.3%
Spaniards	22.8 /100 \| #199	Fair 9.4%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	21.7 /100 \| #200	Fair 9.4%
Immigrants \| Portugal	20.5 /100 \| #201	Fair 9.4%