Immigrants from Northern Africa vs Native/Alaskan Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 319,875,205 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Northern Africa and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.321 and weighted average of 2.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 497,415,117 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Natives/Alaskans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.189 and weighted average of 1.3%, a difference of 60.0%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Northern Africa are Immigrants from Eritrea (2.1%, a difference of 0.13%), Armenian (2.1%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Egypt (2.1%, a difference of 0.39%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe (2.1%, a difference of 0.39%), and Immigrants from Eastern Africa (2.1%, a difference of 0.43%).

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Natives/Alaskans are Immigrants from Belize (1.3%, a difference of 0.32%), Pima (1.3%, a difference of 0.39%), Immigrants from Cabo Verde (1.3%, a difference of 0.41%), Seminole (1.3%, a difference of 0.52%), and Dutch West Indian (1.3%, a difference of 0.58%).