Immigrants from Liberia vs Costa Rican Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 134,868,003 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Liberia and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.648 and weighted average of 1.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 252,535,620 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Costa Ricans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.456 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 24.1%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Liberia	Costa Rican
Minimum	0.100%	0.34%
Maximum	2.2%	5.1%
Range	2.1%	4.8%
Mean	1.1%	2.0%
Median	1.0%	1.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.64%	1.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.5%	2.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.85%	1.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.51%	1.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.50%	1.1%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Liberia by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Liberia are Kiowa (1.5%, a difference of 0.65%), U.S. Virgin Islander (1.5%, a difference of 0.65%), Crow (1.5%, a difference of 0.74%), Salvadoran (1.5%, a difference of 0.77%), and Nicaraguan (1.5%, a difference of 0.78%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Liberians	0.9 /100 \| #259	Tragic 1.5%
Japanese	0.9 /100 \| #260	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.8 /100 \| #261	Tragic 1.5%
Chickasaw	0.7 /100 \| #262	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.7 /100 \| #263	Tragic 1.5%
Blackfeet	0.7 /100 \| #264	Tragic 1.5%
Nicaraguans	0.6 /100 \| #265	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.5 /100 \| #266	Tragic 1.5%
Kiowa	0.5 /100 \| #267	Tragic 1.5%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.5 /100 \| #268	Tragic 1.5%
Crow	0.5 /100 \| #269	Tragic 1.5%
Salvadorans	0.5 /100 \| #270	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.5 /100 \| #271	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.4 /100 \| #272	Tragic 1.5%
Sioux	0.4 /100 \| #273	Tragic 1.5%

Demographics Similar to Costa Ricans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Costa Ricans are Bermudan (1.8%, a difference of 0.17%), Vietnamese (1.9%, a difference of 0.22%), Belgian (1.8%, a difference of 0.44%), Norwegian (1.8%, a difference of 0.48%), and Immigrants from Bangladesh (1.8%, a difference of 0.48%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Czechs	67.3 /100 \| #163	Good 1.9%
Celtics	66.7 /100 \| #164	Good 1.9%
Scotch-Irish	63.6 /100 \| #165	Good 1.9%
Spaniards	63.5 /100 \| #166	Good 1.9%
Macedonians	60.9 /100 \| #167	Good 1.9%
Sri Lankans	60.3 /100 \| #168	Good 1.9%
Vietnamese	54.8 /100 \| #169	Average 1.9%
Costa Ricans	53.3 /100 \| #170	Average 1.8%
Bermudans	52.1 /100 \| #171	Average 1.8%
Belgians	50.3 /100 \| #172	Average 1.8%
Norwegians	50.0 /100 \| #173	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Thailand	49.4 /100 \| #175	Average 1.8%
Spanish	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 1.8%
Iraqis	49.2 /100 \| #177	Average 1.8%