Malaysian vs Immigrants from South Eastern Asia 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 502,144,832 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Eastern Asia and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.679 and weighted average of 1.7%, a difference of 18.2%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Malaysian	Immigrants from South Eastern Asia
Minimum	0.16%	0.043%
Maximum	3.1%	2.3%
Range	3.0%	2.3%
Mean	1.0%	1.2%
Median	1.00%	1.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.45%	0.74%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.5%	1.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.0%	0.96%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.65%	0.60%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.64%	0.59%

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 South Eastern Asia by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Eastern Asia are Immigrants from Armenia (1.7%, a difference of 0.13%), Tongan (1.7%, a difference of 0.14%), Korean (1.7%, a difference of 0.15%), Pueblo (1.7%, a difference of 0.15%), and Immigrants from Western Africa (1.7%, a difference of 0.22%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
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%