Russian vs Immigrants from Southern Europe Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 501,018,326 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Russians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.607 and weighted average of 2.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 399,415,289 people shows a perfect positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.964 and weighted average of 2.0%, a difference of 25.5%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Russian	Immigrants from Southern Europe
Minimum	0.50%	0.40%
Maximum	39.0%	100.0%
Range	38.5%	99.6%
Mean	5.4%	5.8%
Median	3.9%	1.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.4%	1.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.4%	2.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.9%	1.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.5%	18.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.4%	18.0%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Russians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Russians are Immigrants from Kuwait (2.6%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Spain (2.6%, a difference of 0.42%), Immigrants from Malaysia (2.6%, a difference of 0.48%), Immigrants from Ireland (2.5%, a difference of 0.49%), and Cypriot (2.6%, a difference of 0.53%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Latvians	100.0 /100 \| #31	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	100.0 /100 \| #32	Exceptional 2.6%
Cambodians	100.0 /100 \| #33	Exceptional 2.6%
Cypriots	100.0 /100 \| #34	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| Malaysia	100.0 /100 \| #35	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| Spain	100.0 /100 \| #36	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	100.0 /100 \| #37	Exceptional 2.6%
Russians	100.0 /100 \| #38	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| Ireland	100.0 /100 \| #39	Exceptional 2.5%
Estonians	100.0 /100 \| #40	Exceptional 2.5%
Immigrants \| Russia	100.0 /100 \| #41	Exceptional 2.5%
New Zealanders	100.0 /100 \| #42	Exceptional 2.5%
Soviet Union	100.0 /100 \| #43	Exceptional 2.5%
Immigrants \| Netherlands	100.0 /100 \| #44	Exceptional 2.5%
Immigrants \| South Africa	100.0 /100 \| #45	Exceptional 2.4%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are Immigrants from Jordan (2.0%, a difference of 0.030%), Croatian (2.0%, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Morocco (2.0%, a difference of 0.50%), Pakistani (2.0%, a difference of 0.79%), and Icelander (2.1%, a difference of 0.92%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Taiwanese	96.7 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 2.1%
Maltese	96.2 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 2.1%
Lebanese	96.0 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 2.1%
Icelanders	96.0 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 2.1%
Pakistanis	95.8 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Morocco	95.5 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Jordan	94.8 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	94.7 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 2.0%
Croatians	94.0 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 2.0%
Ute	93.2 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 2.0%
Moroccans	93.0 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 2.0%
Jordanians	92.1 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 2.0%
Palestinians	92.0 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Zaire	91.1 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 2.0%
Canadians	90.6 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 2.0%