Italian vs Immigrants from South America Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 549,362,939 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Italians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.293 and weighted average of 2.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 479,287,152 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.012 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 11.5%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Italian	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	0.72%	0.18%
Maximum	12.5%	3.7%
Range	11.8%	3.5%
Mean	2.2%	1.6%
Median	1.9%	1.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.4%	1.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.1%	1.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.77%	0.82%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.8%	0.70%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.8%	0.70%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Italians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Italians are Senegalese (2.0%, a difference of 0.21%), Sierra Leonean (2.0%, a difference of 0.25%), Immigrants from Africa (2.0%, a difference of 0.28%), Afghan (2.0%, a difference of 0.36%), and Immigrants from Moldova (2.0%, a difference of 0.46%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Serbians	88.7 /100 \| #135	Excellent 2.0%
Swedes	88.3 /100 \| #136	Excellent 2.0%
South American Indians	88.3 /100 \| #137	Excellent 2.0%
Swiss	88.0 /100 \| #138	Excellent 2.0%
Afghans	87.2 /100 \| #139	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Africa	87.0 /100 \| #140	Excellent 2.0%
Senegalese	86.7 /100 \| #141	Excellent 2.0%
Italians	86.0 /100 \| #142	Excellent 2.0%
Sierra Leoneans	85.1 /100 \| #143	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Moldova	84.3 /100 \| #144	Excellent 2.0%
Kenyans	83.6 /100 \| #145	Excellent 1.9%
Immigrants \| Syria	83.6 /100 \| #146	Excellent 1.9%
Immigrants \| Senegal	82.5 /100 \| #147	Excellent 1.9%
Luxembourgers	81.1 /100 \| #148	Excellent 1.9%
Basques	76.9 /100 \| #149	Good 1.9%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are White/Caucasian (1.8%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Nigeria (1.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Ghana (1.8%, a difference of 0.29%), Chinese (1.8%, a difference of 0.37%), and Subsaharan African (1.8%, a difference of 0.38%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Dutch	27.4 /100 \| #192	Fair 1.8%
German Russians	27.1 /100 \| #193	Fair 1.8%
Uruguayans	26.2 /100 \| #194	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Somalia	25.4 /100 \| #195	Fair 1.8%
Sub-Saharan Africans	25.1 /100 \| #196	Fair 1.8%
Chinese	25.1 /100 \| #197	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Ghana	24.6 /100 \| #198	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| South America	23.3 /100 \| #199	Fair 1.8%
Whites/Caucasians	22.8 /100 \| #200	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	22.4 /100 \| #201	Fair 1.8%
Portuguese	21.4 /100 \| #202	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	21.4 /100 \| #203	Fair 1.8%
Somalis	21.2 /100 \| #204	Fair 1.7%
Venezuelans	19.5 /100 \| #205	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Peru	17.6 /100 \| #206	Poor 1.7%