Immigrants from Southern Europe vs Sri Lankan Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 399,415,289 people shows a perfect positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.964 and weighted average of 2.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 435,479,359 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.454 and weighted average of 1.9%, a difference of 8.9%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Southern Europe	Sri Lankan
Minimum	0.40%	0.22%
Maximum	100.0%	3.6%
Range	99.6%	3.4%
Mean	5.8%	1.4%
Median	1.5%	1.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.0%	0.83%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.1%	2.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.1%	1.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	18.3%	0.75%
Standard Deviation (Population)	18.0%	0.74%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Jordan (2.0%, a difference of 0.030%), Croatian (2.0%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Morocco (2.0%, a difference of 0.50%), Pakistani (2.0%, a difference of 0.79%), and Icelander (2.1%, a difference of 0.92%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Taiwanese	96.7 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 2.1%
Maltese	96.2 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 2.1%
Lebanese	96.0 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 2.1%
Icelanders	96.0 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 2.1%
Pakistanis	95.8 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Morocco	95.5 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Jordan	94.8 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	94.7 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 2.0%
Croatians	94.0 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 2.0%
Ute	93.2 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 2.0%
Moroccans	93.0 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 2.0%
Jordanians	92.1 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 2.0%
Palestinians	92.0 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Zaire	91.1 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 2.0%
Canadians	90.6 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 2.0%

Demographics Similar to Sri Lankans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Macedonian (1.9%, a difference of 0.10%), Spaniard (1.9%, a difference of 0.49%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%, a difference of 0.51%), Vietnamese (1.9%, a difference of 0.82%), and Celtic (1.9%, a difference of 1.0%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	68.8 /100 \| #161	Good 1.9%
Irish	67.5 /100 \| #162	Good 1.9%
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%