Ecuadorian vs Immigrants from Laos 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 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 6.0%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Ecuadorian	Immigrants from Laos
Minimum	0.16%	0.18%
Maximum	2.0%	3.8%
Range	1.9%	3.6%
Mean	1.1%	1.1%
Median	1.2%	1.00%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.83%	0.64%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.5%	1.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.68%	0.72%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.46%	0.67%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.45%	0.67%

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 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%