Chinese vs Immigrants from Laos Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 64,665,002 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Chinese and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.126 and weighted average of 1.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 200,482,890 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.199 and weighted average of 1.4%, a difference of 28.2%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Chinese	Immigrants from Laos
Minimum	0.13%	0.18%
Maximum	4.1%	3.8%
Range	4.0%	3.6%
Mean	1.6%	1.1%
Median	1.4%	1.00%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.98%	0.64%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.0%	1.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.0%	0.72%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.86%	0.67%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.85%	0.67%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Chinese by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Chinese are Subsaharan African (1.8%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Somalia (1.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Ghana (1.8%, a difference of 0.080%), Uruguayan (1.8%, a difference of 0.23%), and Immigrants from South America (1.8%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	30.2 /100 \| #190	Fair 1.8%
South Americans	29.5 /100 \| #191	Fair 1.8%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Cuban (1.4%, a difference of 0.050%), Guyanese (1.4%, a difference of 0.30%), Pennsylvania German (1.4%, a difference of 0.31%), Immigrants from Grenada (1.4%, a difference of 0.41%), and Mexican American Indian (1.4%, a difference of 0.45%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Hondurans	0.1 /100 \| #301	Tragic 1.4%
Shoshone	0.1 /100 \| #302	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.1 /100 \| #303	Tragic 1.4%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #304	Tragic 1.4%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 1.4%
Guyanese	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 1.4%
Cubans	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Grenada	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 1.4%
Menominee	0.1 /100 \| #313	Tragic 1.4%
Dominicans	0.1 /100 \| #314	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.1 /100 \| #315	Tragic 1.4%