Eastern European vs Syrian 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 265,258,861 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Syrians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.834 and weighted average of 2.1%, a difference of 35.9%.

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 Syrians are Immigrants from Pakistan (2.1%, a difference of 0.020%), Brazilian (2.1%, a difference of 0.080%), Ukrainian (2.1%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Germany (2.1%, a difference of 0.21%), and Immigrants from Italy (2.1%, a difference of 0.21%).