Japanese vs Immigrants from Syria Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 247,895,827 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Japanese and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.066 and weighted average of 1.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 173,800,904 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Syria and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.338 and weighted average of 1.9%, a difference of 28.3%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Japanese	Immigrants from Syria
Minimum	0.29%	0.24%
Maximum	4.9%	4.7%
Range	4.6%	4.5%
Mean	1.3%	1.9%
Median	1.1%	1.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.69%	1.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.5%	2.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.80%	0.92%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.87%	0.94%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.85%	0.93%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Japanese by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Japanese are Liberian (1.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from West Indies (1.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Chippewa (1.5%, a difference of 0.38%), Immigrants from Portugal (1.5%, a difference of 0.46%), and Central American Indian (1.5%, a difference of 0.60%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Americans	1.0 /100 \| #253	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	1.0 /100 \| #254	Tragic 1.5%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	1.0 /100 \| #255	Tragic 1.5%
Central American Indians	1.0 /100 \| #256	Tragic 1.5%
Chippewa	0.9 /100 \| #257	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.9 /100 \| #258	Tragic 1.5%
Liberians	0.9 /100 \| #259	Tragic 1.5%
Japanese	0.9 /100 \| #260	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.8 /100 \| #261	Tragic 1.5%
Chickasaw	0.7 /100 \| #262	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.7 /100 \| #263	Tragic 1.5%
Blackfeet	0.7 /100 \| #264	Tragic 1.5%
Nicaraguans	0.6 /100 \| #265	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.5 /100 \| #266	Tragic 1.5%
Kiowa	0.5 /100 \| #267	Tragic 1.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Syria by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Syria are Kenyan (1.9%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Moldova (2.0%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Senegal (1.9%, a difference of 0.25%), Sierra Leonean (2.0%, a difference of 0.41%), and Luxembourger (1.9%, a difference of 0.58%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Immigrants \| Kenya	74.3 /100 \| #152	Good 1.9%
Immigrants \| Oceania	74.0 /100 \| #153	Good 1.9%