Eastern European vs Canadian Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 454,559,491 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Eastern Europeans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.400 and weighted average of 2.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 431,466,158 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Canadians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.602 and weighted average of 2.0%, a difference of 41.7%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Eastern Europeans are Immigrants from India (2.8%, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Australia (2.8%, a difference of 0.70%), Immigrants from Sri Lanka (2.8%, a difference of 0.94%), Immigrants from Japan (2.8%, a difference of 1.3%), and Immigrants from France (2.9%, a difference of 1.5%).

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Canadians are Immigrants from Ukraine (2.0%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (2.0%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Zaire (2.0%, a difference of 0.22%), Scottish (2.0%, a difference of 0.42%), and Immigrants from Uzbekistan (2.0%, a difference of 0.47%).