Ecuadorian vs Immigrants from Costa Rica Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 316,205,329 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Ecuadorians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.293 and weighted average of 1.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 203,508,401 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.466 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 22.2%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Ecuadorian	Immigrants from Costa Rica
Minimum	0.16%	0.34%
Maximum	2.0%	4.6%
Range	1.9%	4.2%
Mean	1.1%	1.9%
Median	1.2%	1.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.83%	1.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.5%	2.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.68%	0.89%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.46%	1.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.45%	1.0%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Ecuadorians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Ecuadorians are Marshallese (1.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Tohono O'odham (1.5%, a difference of 0.060%), British West Indian (1.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Central American (1.5%, a difference of 0.16%), and Jamaican (1.5%, a difference of 0.20%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Sioux	0.4 /100 \| #273	Tragic 1.5%
Yaqui	0.4 /100 \| #274	Tragic 1.5%
Aleuts	0.4 /100 \| #275	Tragic 1.5%
Paiute	0.4 /100 \| #276	Tragic 1.5%
Bahamians	0.4 /100 \| #277	Tragic 1.5%
Hawaiians	0.4 /100 \| #278	Tragic 1.5%
Marshallese	0.4 /100 \| #279	Tragic 1.5%
Ecuadorians	0.4 /100 \| #280	Tragic 1.5%
Tohono O'odham	0.4 /100 \| #281	Tragic 1.5%
British West Indians	0.3 /100 \| #282	Tragic 1.5%
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #283	Tragic 1.5%
Jamaicans	0.3 /100 \| #284	Tragic 1.5%
Malaysians	0.3 /100 \| #285	Tragic 1.5%
Cherokee	0.3 /100 \| #286	Tragic 1.5%
Cajuns	0.3 /100 \| #287	Tragic 1.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are French Canadian (1.8%, a difference of 0.020%), German (1.8%, a difference of 0.060%), South American (1.8%, a difference of 0.12%), Czechoslovakian (1.8%, a difference of 0.50%), and Dutch (1.8%, a difference of 0.51%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Finns	42.1 /100 \| #183	Average 1.8%
Nigerians	39.9 /100 \| #184	Fair 1.8%
Slovaks	36.4 /100 \| #185	Fair 1.8%
Peruvians	34.4 /100 \| #186	Fair 1.8%
Czechoslovakians	33.0 /100 \| #187	Fair 1.8%
Germans	30.5 /100 \| #188	Fair 1.8%
French Canadians	30.2 /100 \| #189	Fair 1.8%
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%