Latvian vs Eastern European Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 219,954,299 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Latvians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.310 and weighted average of 2.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 454,559,491 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Eastern Europeans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.400 and weighted average of 2.8%, a difference of 9.5%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Latvians are Immigrants from Northern Europe (2.6%, a difference of 0.15%), Cambodian (2.6%, a difference of 0.33%), Immigrants from Korea (2.6%, a difference of 2.0%), Immigrants from South Central Asia (2.6%, a difference of 2.0%), and Burmese (2.6%, a difference of 2.3%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Eastern Europeans are Immigrants from India (2.8%, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from Australia (2.8%, a difference of 0.70%), Immigrants from Sri Lanka (2.8%, a difference of 0.94%), Immigrants from Japan (2.8%, a difference of 1.3%), and Immigrants from France (2.9%, a difference of 1.5%).