Immigrants from South America vs Native/Alaskan 8th Grade

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,312,594 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and percentage of population with at least 8th grade education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.065 and weighted average of 94.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 513,072,559 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Natives/Alaskans and percentage of population with at least 8th grade education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.076 and weighted average of 95.2%, a difference of 0.41%.

In terms of 8th grade, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Immigrants from Western Africa (94.8%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Afghanistan (94.8%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan (94.8%, a difference of 0.020%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (94.7%, a difference of 0.020%), and Immigrants from Colombia (94.7%, a difference of 0.030%).

In terms of 8th grade, the demographic groups most similar to Natives/Alaskans are Immigrants from Sierra Leone (95.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Ethiopian (95.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Senegalese (95.2%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Africa (95.2%, a difference of 0.030%), and South American Indian (95.1%, a difference of 0.030%).