Pennsylvania German vs Dutch West Indian Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 230,381,688 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Pennsylvania Germans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.508 and weighted average of 1.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 84,429,780 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Dutch West Indians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.092 and weighted average of 1.3%, a difference of 3.7%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Pennsylvania Germans are Guyanese (1.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Mexican American Indian (1.4%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Dominica (1.4%, a difference of 0.19%), Cuban (1.4%, a difference of 0.26%), and Immigrants from Laos (1.4%, a difference of 0.31%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Dutch West Indians are Seminole (1.3%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1.3%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Guyana (1.3%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Belize (1.3%, a difference of 0.26%), and Creek (1.3%, a difference of 1.1%).