Black/African American vs Immigrants from Barbados Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 542,418,709 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.738 and weighted average of 1.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 112,445,982 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Barbados and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.395 and weighted average of 1.5%, a difference of 2.2%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Choctaw (1.4%, a difference of 0.23%), Cape Verdean (1.4%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from El Salvador (1.4%, a difference of 0.38%), Cajun (1.5%, a difference of 0.56%), and Cherokee (1.5%, a difference of 0.72%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Barbados are Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (1.5%, a difference of 0.090%), Sioux (1.5%, a difference of 0.11%), Yaqui (1.5%, a difference of 0.13%), Aleut (1.5%, a difference of 0.25%), and Paiute (1.5%, a difference of 0.30%).