Central American vs Immigrants from Moldova Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 493,729,899 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.248 and weighted average of 1.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 124,175,458 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Moldova and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.494 and weighted average of 2.0%, a difference of 34.0%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Central American	Immigrants from Moldova
Minimum	0.21%	0.45%
Maximum	3.0%	7.5%
Range	2.8%	7.0%
Mean	1.2%	1.9%
Median	1.2%	1.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.69%	1.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.5%	2.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.85%	1.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.63%	1.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.63%	1.3%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Central Americans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Jamaican (1.5%, a difference of 0.040%), British West Indian (1.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Malaysian (1.5%, a difference of 0.070%), Tohono O'odham (1.5%, a difference of 0.10%), and Ecuadorian (1.5%, a difference of 0.16%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Paiute	0.4 /100 \| #276	Tragic 1.5%
Bahamians	0.4 /100 \| #277	Tragic 1.5%
Hawaiians	0.4 /100 \| #278	Tragic 1.5%
Marshallese	0.4 /100 \| #279	Tragic 1.5%
Ecuadorians	0.4 /100 \| #280	Tragic 1.5%
Tohono O'odham	0.4 /100 \| #281	Tragic 1.5%
British West Indians	0.3 /100 \| #282	Tragic 1.5%
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #283	Tragic 1.5%
Jamaicans	0.3 /100 \| #284	Tragic 1.5%
Malaysians	0.3 /100 \| #285	Tragic 1.5%
Cherokee	0.3 /100 \| #286	Tragic 1.5%
Cajuns	0.3 /100 \| #287	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.3 /100 \| #288	Tragic 1.4%
Cape Verdeans	0.3 /100 \| #289	Tragic 1.4%
Choctaw	0.3 /100 \| #290	Tragic 1.4%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Moldova by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Moldova are Kenyan (1.9%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Syria (1.9%, a difference of 0.20%), Sierra Leonean (2.0%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Senegal (1.9%, a difference of 0.45%), and Italian (2.0%, a difference of 0.46%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
South American Indians	88.3 /100 \| #137	Excellent 2.0%
Swiss	88.0 /100 \| #138	Excellent 2.0%
Afghans	87.2 /100 \| #139	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Africa	87.0 /100 \| #140	Excellent 2.0%
Senegalese	86.7 /100 \| #141	Excellent 2.0%
Italians	86.0 /100 \| #142	Excellent 2.0%
Sierra Leoneans	85.1 /100 \| #143	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Moldova	84.3 /100 \| #144	Excellent 2.0%
Kenyans	83.6 /100 \| #145	Excellent 1.9%
Immigrants \| Syria	83.6 /100 \| #146	Excellent 1.9%
Immigrants \| Senegal	82.5 /100 \| #147	Excellent 1.9%
Luxembourgers	81.1 /100 \| #148	Excellent 1.9%
Basques	76.9 /100 \| #149	Good 1.9%
English	75.9 /100 \| #150	Good 1.9%
Albanians	74.8 /100 \| #151	Good 1.9%