Spanish American Indian vs Mexican 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 541,488,893 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Mexicans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.861 and weighted average of 1.2%, a difference of 10.6%.

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 Houma (0.96%, a difference of 10.5%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Mexicans are Arapaho (1.2%, a difference of 0.38%), Immigrants from Cuba (1.2%, a difference of 0.48%), Immigrants from Central America (1.2%, a difference of 1.3%), Puget Sound Salish (1.2%, a difference of 2.6%), and Bangladeshi (1.2%, a difference of 3.4%).