Liberian vs Immigrants from Western Africa Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 117,723,889 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Liberians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.302 and weighted average of 1.5%. 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 13.4%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Liberian	Immigrants from Western Africa
Minimum	0.049%	0.21%
Maximum	5.5%	3.7%
Range	5.4%	3.5%
Mean	1.3%	1.4%
Median	1.3%	1.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.74%	0.90%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.7%	1.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.96%	0.92%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.92%	0.70%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.91%	0.69%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Liberians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Liberians are Immigrants from West Indies (1.5%, a difference of 0.030%), Japanese (1.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Chippewa (1.5%, a difference of 0.28%), Central American Indian (1.5%, a difference of 0.51%), and Trinidadian and Tobagonian (1.5%, a difference of 0.55%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Yuman	1.1 /100 \| #252	Tragic 1.5%
Americans	1.0 /100 \| #253	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	1.0 /100 \| #254	Tragic 1.5%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	1.0 /100 \| #255	Tragic 1.5%
Central American Indians	1.0 /100 \| #256	Tragic 1.5%
Chippewa	0.9 /100 \| #257	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.9 /100 \| #258	Tragic 1.5%
Liberians	0.9 /100 \| #259	Tragic 1.5%
Japanese	0.9 /100 \| #260	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.8 /100 \| #261	Tragic 1.5%
Chickasaw	0.7 /100 \| #262	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.7 /100 \| #263	Tragic 1.5%
Blackfeet	0.7 /100 \| #264	Tragic 1.5%
Nicaraguans	0.6 /100 \| #265	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.5 /100 \| #266	Tragic 1.5%

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%