Malaysian vs Immigrants from Eastern Europe Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 224,756,978 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Malaysians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.242 and weighted average of 1.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 469,545,565 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Europe and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.421 and weighted average of 2.1%, a difference of 45.0%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Malaysian	Immigrants from Eastern Europe
Minimum	0.16%	0.013%
Maximum	3.1%	7.2%
Range	3.0%	7.2%
Mean	1.0%	1.7%
Median	1.00%	1.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.45%	0.99%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.5%	2.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.0%	1.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.65%	1.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.64%	1.1%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Malaysians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Malaysians are Jamaican (1.5%, a difference of 0.030%), Central American (1.5%, a difference of 0.070%), British West Indian (1.5%, a difference of 0.11%), Tohono O'odham (1.5%, a difference of 0.17%), and Cherokee (1.5%, a difference of 0.18%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Hawaiians	0.4 /100 \| #278	Tragic 1.5%
Marshallese	0.4 /100 \| #279	Tragic 1.5%
Ecuadorians	0.4 /100 \| #280	Tragic 1.5%
Tohono O'odham	0.4 /100 \| #281	Tragic 1.5%
British West Indians	0.3 /100 \| #282	Tragic 1.5%
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #283	Tragic 1.5%
Jamaicans	0.3 /100 \| #284	Tragic 1.5%
Malaysians	0.3 /100 \| #285	Tragic 1.5%
Cherokee	0.3 /100 \| #286	Tragic 1.5%
Cajuns	0.3 /100 \| #287	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.3 /100 \| #288	Tragic 1.4%
Cape Verdeans	0.3 /100 \| #289	Tragic 1.4%
Choctaw	0.3 /100 \| #290	Tragic 1.4%
Blacks/African Americans	0.3 /100 \| #291	Tragic 1.4%
Alaska Natives	0.3 /100 \| #292	Tragic 1.4%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Eastern Europe by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Europe are Immigrants from Egypt (2.1%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Eastern Africa (2.1%, a difference of 0.030%), Armenian (2.1%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Chile (2.1%, a difference of 0.25%), and Immigrants from Eritrea (2.1%, a difference of 0.26%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Alsatians	99.0 /100 \| #93	Exceptional 2.1%
Greeks	98.8 /100 \| #94	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Romania	98.7 /100 \| #95	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	98.4 /100 \| #96	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Eritrea	98.4 /100 \| #97	Exceptional 2.1%
Armenians	98.3 /100 \| #98	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Egypt	98.2 /100 \| #99	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	98.2 /100 \| #100	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	98.2 /100 \| #101	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Chile	98.1 /100 \| #102	Exceptional 2.1%
Romanians	98.1 /100 \| #103	Exceptional 2.1%
Austrians	98.0 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 2.1%
Arabs	97.8 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 2.1%
Sudanese	97.7 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 2.1%
Europeans	97.5 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 2.1%