Spanish American Indian vs Hispanic or Latino Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 72,925,634 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Spanish American Indians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.472 and weighted average of 1.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 551,277,814 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Hispanics or Latinos and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.799 and weighted average of 1.3%, a difference of 24.1%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish American Indians are Lumbee (1.1%, a difference of 2.8%), Immigrants from Mexico (1.1%, a difference of 4.4%), Fijian (1.1%, a difference of 6.5%), Arapaho (1.2%, a difference of 10.2%), and Mexican (1.2%, a difference of 10.6%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Hispanics or Latinos are Immigrants from Cabo Verde (1.3%, a difference of 0.29%), Inupiat (1.3%, a difference of 0.58%), Haitian (1.3%, a difference of 0.63%), Yup'ik (1.3%, a difference of 0.85%), and Immigrants from Latin America (1.3%, a difference of 0.86%).