Immigrants from South America vs Immigrants from Colombia Doctorate Degree

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 375,852,559 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Colombia and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.068 and weighted average of 1.7%, a difference of 5.9%.

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%).

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Colombia are Osage (1.7%, a difference of 0.12%), Panamanian (1.7%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Poland (1.7%, a difference of 0.49%), Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac (1.7%, a difference of 0.53%), and Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (1.7%, a difference of 0.71%).