Marshallese vs Immigrants from Nigeria Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 14,742,598 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Marshallese and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.319 and weighted average of 1.5%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 20.3%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Marshallese	Immigrants from Nigeria
Minimum	0.14%	0.48%
Maximum	2.5%	2.9%
Range	2.3%	2.5%
Mean	1.1%	1.5%
Median	1.1%	1.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.35%	0.90%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.6%	1.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.3%	0.93%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.76%	0.61%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.73%	0.61%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Marshallese by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Marshallese are Ecuadorian (1.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Tohono O'odham (1.5%, a difference of 0.080%), British West Indian (1.5%, a difference of 0.13%), Central American (1.5%, a difference of 0.18%), and Hawaiian (1.5%, a difference of 0.22%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.4 /100 \| #272	Tragic 1.5%
Sioux	0.4 /100 \| #273	Tragic 1.5%
Yaqui	0.4 /100 \| #274	Tragic 1.5%
Aleuts	0.4 /100 \| #275	Tragic 1.5%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Nigeria by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are White/Caucasian (1.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from South America (1.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Portuguese (1.8%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Vietnam (1.8%, a difference of 0.25%), and Somali (1.7%, a difference of 0.28%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Uruguayans	26.2 /100 \| #194	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Somalia	25.4 /100 \| #195	Fair 1.8%
Sub-Saharan Africans	25.1 /100 \| #196	Fair 1.8%
Chinese	25.1 /100 \| #197	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Ghana	24.6 /100 \| #198	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| South America	23.3 /100 \| #199	Fair 1.8%
Whites/Caucasians	22.8 /100 \| #200	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	22.4 /100 \| #201	Fair 1.8%
Portuguese	21.4 /100 \| #202	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	21.4 /100 \| #203	Fair 1.8%
Somalis	21.2 /100 \| #204	Fair 1.7%
Venezuelans	19.5 /100 \| #205	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Peru	17.6 /100 \| #206	Poor 1.7%
Yugoslavians	17.1 /100 \| #207	Poor 1.7%
Colombians	16.1 /100 \| #208	Poor 1.7%