Immigrants from Southern Europe vs American Master's Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 402,732,605 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.793 and weighted average of 16.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 580,510,045 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Americans and percentage of population with at least master's degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.088 and weighted average of 12.3%, a difference of 35.1%.

Master's Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Southern Europe	American
Minimum	2.6%	1.1%
Maximum	100.0%	20.8%
Range	97.4%	19.8%
Mean	15.6%	8.8%
Median	11.4%	8.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	5.6%	5.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	17.0%	10.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	11.3%	4.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	17.6%	3.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	17.4%	3.9%

Similar Demographics by Master's Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Moldova (16.6%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Uganda (16.6%, a difference of 0.12%), Northern European (16.7%, a difference of 0.42%), Brazilian (16.5%, a difference of 0.43%), and Arab (16.7%, a difference of 0.49%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
Moroccans	98.0 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 16.8%
Immigrants \| Chile	98.0 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 16.8%
Austrians	97.8 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 16.7%
Macedonians	97.7 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 16.7%
Arabs	97.7 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 16.7%
Northern Europeans	97.6 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 16.7%
Immigrants \| Uganda	97.3 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 16.6%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	97.2 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 16.6%
Immigrants \| Moldova	97.2 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 16.6%
Brazilians	96.8 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 16.5%
Jordanians	96.5 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 16.5%
Lebanese	96.4 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 16.5%
Afghans	96.2 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 16.5%
British	95.6 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 16.4%
Croatians	95.6 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 16.4%

Demographics Similar to Americans by Master's Degree

In terms of master's degree, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Native Hawaiian (12.3%, a difference of 0.25%), Bahamian (12.4%, a difference of 0.76%), Central American (12.2%, a difference of 0.90%), Immigrants from Fiji (12.4%, a difference of 0.91%), and Belizean (12.4%, a difference of 0.93%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Master's Degree
Dominicans	0.6 /100 \| #260	Tragic 12.5%
Tongans	0.6 /100 \| #261	Tragic 12.5%
Nicaraguans	0.6 /100 \| #262	Tragic 12.5%
Central American Indians	0.5 /100 \| #263	Tragic 12.4%
Belizeans	0.5 /100 \| #264	Tragic 12.4%
Immigrants \| Fiji	0.5 /100 \| #265	Tragic 12.4%
Bahamians	0.5 /100 \| #266	Tragic 12.4%
Americans	0.4 /100 \| #267	Tragic 12.3%
Native Hawaiians	0.4 /100 \| #268	Tragic 12.3%
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #269	Tragic 12.2%
Salvadorans	0.3 /100 \| #270	Tragic 12.2%
Haitians	0.3 /100 \| #271	Tragic 12.1%
Comanche	0.3 /100 \| #272	Tragic 12.1%
Blackfeet	0.3 /100 \| #273	Tragic 12.1%
Cape Verdeans	0.3 /100 \| #274	Tragic 12.1%