Korean vs Immigrants from Laos Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 500,370,759 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Koreans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.473 and weighted average of 1.7%. 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 24.8%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Korean	Immigrants from Laos
Minimum	0.043%	0.18%
Maximum	5.0%	3.8%
Range	4.9%	3.6%
Mean	1.2%	1.1%
Median	1.2%	1.00%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.80%	0.64%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.7%	1.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.88%	0.72%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.69%	0.67%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.68%	0.67%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Koreans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Koreans are Pueblo (1.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from South Eastern Asia (1.7%, a difference of 0.15%), Alaskan Athabascan (1.7%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (1.7%, a difference of 0.25%), and Immigrants from Armenia (1.7%, a difference of 0.27%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Spanish Americans	12.9 /100 \| #217	Poor 1.7%
Tlingit-Haida	11.9 /100 \| #218	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Iraq	10.7 /100 \| #219	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	9.2 /100 \| #220	Tragic 1.7%

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%