Irish vs Immigrants from Western Africa Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 550,861,641 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Irish and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.518 and weighted average of 1.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 355,297,705 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.392 and weighted average of 1.7%, a difference of 9.5%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Irish	Immigrants from Western Africa
Minimum	0.38%	0.21%
Maximum	40.0%	3.7%
Range	39.6%	3.5%
Mean	3.4%	1.4%
Median	2.0%	1.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.7%	0.90%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.3%	1.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.66%	0.92%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.1%	0.70%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.0%	0.69%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Irish by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Irish are Czech (1.9%, a difference of 0.040%), Celtic (1.9%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Middle Africa (1.9%, a difference of 0.21%), Welsh (1.9%, a difference of 0.36%), and Slovene (1.9%, a difference of 0.45%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Poles	72.7 /100 \| #155	Good 1.9%
Slavs	72.4 /100 \| #156	Good 1.9%
Danes	71.9 /100 \| #157	Good 1.9%
Hungarians	71.7 /100 \| #158	Good 1.9%
Slovenes	70.2 /100 \| #159	Good 1.9%
Welsh	69.7 /100 \| #160	Good 1.9%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Tongan (1.7%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Armenia (1.7%, a difference of 0.10%), Colombian (1.7%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from South Eastern Asia (1.7%, a difference of 0.22%), and Korean (1.7%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Portuguese	21.4 /100 \| #202	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	21.4 /100 \| #203	Fair 1.8%
Somalis	21.2 /100 \| #204	Fair 1.7%
Venezuelans	19.5 /100 \| #205	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Peru	17.6 /100 \| #206	Poor 1.7%
Yugoslavians	17.1 /100 \| #207	Poor 1.7%
Colombians	16.1 /100 \| #208	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	15.4 /100 \| #209	Poor 1.7%
Tongans	15.1 /100 \| #210	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Armenia	15.1 /100 \| #211	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	14.7 /100 \| #212	Poor 1.7%
Koreans	14.2 /100 \| #213	Poor 1.7%
Pueblo	14.2 /100 \| #214	Poor 1.7%
Alaskan Athabascans	13.8 /100 \| #215	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	13.5 /100 \| #216	Poor 1.7%