Immigrants from Nigeria vs Immigrants from Uruguay Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 282,146,765 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.339 and weighted average of 1.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 133,064,072 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Uruguay and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.816 and weighted average of 1.7%, a difference of 4.2%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are White/Caucasian (1.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Portuguese (1.8%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Vietnam (1.8%, a difference of 0.25%), Somali (1.7%, a difference of 0.28%), and Venezuelan (1.7%, a difference of 0.69%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Uruguay are Immigrants from Iraq (1.7%, a difference of 0.66%), Tlingit-Haida (1.7%, a difference of 1.1%), Spanish American (1.7%, a difference of 1.5%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (1.7%, a difference of 1.7%), and Alaskan Athabascan (1.7%, a difference of 1.8%).