Immigrants from Central America vs Costa Rican Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 518,565,370 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.671 and weighted average of 1.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 252,535,620 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Costa Ricans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.456 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 55.8%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Central America	Costa Rican
Minimum	0.11%	0.34%
Maximum	2.5%	5.1%
Range	2.4%	4.8%
Mean	0.84%	2.0%
Median	0.63%	1.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.35%	1.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.3%	2.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.98%	1.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.58%	1.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.58%	1.1%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Central America by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Immigrants from Cuba (1.2%, a difference of 0.81%), Mexican (1.2%, a difference of 1.3%), Puget Sound Salish (1.2%, a difference of 1.3%), Arapaho (1.2%, a difference of 1.7%), and Bangladeshi (1.2%, a difference of 2.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 1.3%
Nepalese	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 1.3%
Bangladeshis	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 1.2%
Puget Sound Salish	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 1.2%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 1.2%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 1.2%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 1.2%
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 1.2%
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 1.1%
Immigrants \| Mexico	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 1.1%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 1.1%
Spanish American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 1.1%

Demographics Similar to Costa Ricans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Costa Ricans are Bermudan (1.8%, a difference of 0.17%), Vietnamese (1.9%, a difference of 0.22%), Belgian (1.8%, a difference of 0.44%), Norwegian (1.8%, a difference of 0.48%), and Immigrants from Bangladesh (1.8%, a difference of 0.48%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Czechs	67.3 /100 \| #163	Good 1.9%
Celtics	66.7 /100 \| #164	Good 1.9%
Scotch-Irish	63.6 /100 \| #165	Good 1.9%
Spaniards	63.5 /100 \| #166	Good 1.9%
Macedonians	60.9 /100 \| #167	Good 1.9%
Sri Lankans	60.3 /100 \| #168	Good 1.9%
Vietnamese	54.8 /100 \| #169	Average 1.9%
Costa Ricans	53.3 /100 \| #170	Average 1.8%
Bermudans	52.1 /100 \| #171	Average 1.8%
Belgians	50.3 /100 \| #172	Average 1.8%
Norwegians	50.0 /100 \| #173	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Thailand	49.4 /100 \| #175	Average 1.8%
Spanish	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 1.8%
Iraqis	49.2 /100 \| #177	Average 1.8%