Mexican vs Hispanic or Latino Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 541,488,893 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Mexicans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.861 and weighted average of 1.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 551,277,814 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Hispanics or Latinos and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.799 and weighted average of 1.3%, a difference of 12.3%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Mexicans are Arapaho (1.2%, a difference of 0.38%), Immigrants from Cuba (1.2%, a difference of 0.48%), Immigrants from Central America (1.2%, a difference of 1.3%), Puget Sound Salish (1.2%, a difference of 2.6%), and Bangladeshi (1.2%, a difference of 3.4%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Hispanics or Latinos are Immigrants from Cabo Verde (1.3%, a difference of 0.29%), Pima (1.3%, a difference of 0.31%), Inupiat (1.3%, a difference of 0.58%), Haitian (1.3%, a difference of 0.63%), and Native/Alaskan (1.3%, a difference of 0.70%).