Spanish American vs Immigrants from Mexico Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 103,063,360 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Spanish Americans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.095 and weighted average of 3.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 508,609,212 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Mexico and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.129 and weighted average of 2.6%, a difference of 47.1%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Spanish American	Immigrants from Mexico
Minimum	0.30%	0.11%
Maximum	8.2%	16.0%
Range	7.9%	15.9%
Mean	2.7%	2.0%
Median	2.3%	1.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.95%	0.80%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.9%	2.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	3.0%	1.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.9%	2.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.9%	2.3%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Spanish Americans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish Americans are Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (3.9%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Barbados (3.9%, a difference of 0.22%), Nonimmigrants (3.9%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Philippines (3.9%, a difference of 0.28%), and Cree (3.9%, a difference of 0.53%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	5.4 /100 \| #229	Tragic 3.9%
Nicaraguans	5.1 /100 \| #230	Tragic 3.9%
Ecuadorians	4.6 /100 \| #231	Tragic 3.9%
Cree	4.3 /100 \| #232	Tragic 3.9%
Immigrants \| Philippines	4.1 /100 \| #233	Tragic 3.9%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	4.0 /100 \| #234	Tragic 3.9%
Immigrants \| Barbados	4.0 /100 \| #235	Tragic 3.9%
Spanish Americans	3.8 /100 \| #236	Tragic 3.9%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	3.8 /100 \| #237	Tragic 3.9%
Colville	2.6 /100 \| #238	Tragic 3.8%
British West Indians	2.4 /100 \| #239	Tragic 3.8%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	2.3 /100 \| #240	Tragic 3.8%
Alaskan Athabascans	2.3 /100 \| #241	Tragic 3.8%
Native Hawaiians	2.3 /100 \| #242	Tragic 3.8%
Guamanians/Chamorros	2.2 /100 \| #243	Tragic 3.8%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Mexico by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Mexico are Spanish American Indian (2.7%, a difference of 0.32%), Mexican (2.7%, a difference of 4.0%), Immigrants from the Azores (2.8%, a difference of 6.9%), Lumbee (2.5%, a difference of 7.4%), and Tohono O'odham (2.8%, a difference of 7.6%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Puget Sound Salish	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 3.1%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 3.0%
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 3.0%
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 2.9%
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 2.9%
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 2.9%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 2.9%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 2.9%
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 2.8%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 2.8%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 2.7%
Spanish American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 2.7%
Immigrants \| Mexico	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 2.6%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 2.5%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 2.2%