Somali vs Immigrants from South Central Asia Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,087,953 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Somalis 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 1.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 467,603,630 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Central Asia and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.312 and weighted average of 2.6%, a difference of 50.2%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Somali	Immigrants from South Central Asia
Minimum	0.094%	0.30%
Maximum	3.8%	13.8%
Range	3.7%	13.5%
Mean	1.4%	3.4%
Median	1.4%	2.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.70%	2.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.9%	3.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.2%	1.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.84%	2.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.83%	2.0%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Somalis by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Immigrants from Vietnam (1.8%, a difference of 0.030%), Portuguese (1.8%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Nigeria (1.8%, a difference of 0.28%), White/Caucasian (1.8%, a difference of 0.35%), and Venezuelan (1.7%, a difference of 0.41%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Chinese	25.1 /100 \| #197	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Ghana	24.6 /100 \| #198	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| South America	23.3 /100 \| #199	Fair 1.8%
Whites/Caucasians	22.8 /100 \| #200	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	22.4 /100 \| #201	Fair 1.8%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South Central Asia by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Central Asia are Immigrants from Korea (2.6%, a difference of 0.040%), Burmese (2.6%, a difference of 0.26%), Immigrants from Turkey (2.6%, a difference of 0.57%), Turkish (2.7%, a difference of 1.4%), and Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (2.7%, a difference of 2.0%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Mongolians	100.0 /100 \| #22	Exceptional 2.8%
Immigrants \| Denmark	100.0 /100 \| #23	Exceptional 2.8%
Israelis	100.0 /100 \| #24	Exceptional 2.7%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	100.0 /100 \| #25	Exceptional 2.7%
Turks	100.0 /100 \| #26	Exceptional 2.7%
Immigrants \| Turkey	100.0 /100 \| #27	Exceptional 2.6%
Burmese	100.0 /100 \| #28	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	100.0 /100 \| #29	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| Korea	100.0 /100 \| #30	Exceptional 2.6%
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%