Polish vs Immigrants from Portugal Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 539,143,774 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Poles and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.245 and weighted average of 1.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 173,995,851 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.399 and weighted average of 1.5%, a difference of 26.0%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Polish	Immigrants from Portugal
Minimum	0.20%	0.14%
Maximum	17.1%	3.6%
Range	16.9%	3.5%
Mean	1.9%	1.2%
Median	1.3%	1.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.98%	0.64%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.7%	1.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.71%	1.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.5%	0.75%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.5%	0.75%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Poles by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Poles are Immigrants from Albania (1.9%, a difference of 0.020%), Slavic (1.9%, a difference of 0.060%), Danish (1.9%, a difference of 0.14%), Hungarian (1.9%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Oceania (1.9%, a difference of 0.24%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Immigrants \| Albania	72.8 /100 \| #154	Good 1.9%
Poles	72.7 /100 \| #155	Good 1.9%
Slavs	72.4 /100 \| #156	Good 1.9%
Danes	71.9 /100 \| #157	Good 1.9%
Hungarians	71.7 /100 \| #158	Good 1.9%
Slovenes	70.2 /100 \| #159	Good 1.9%
Welsh	69.7 /100 \| #160	Good 1.9%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	68.8 /100 \| #161	Good 1.9%
Irish	67.5 /100 \| #162	Good 1.9%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Chickasaw (1.5%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Bahamas (1.5%, a difference of 0.32%), Japanese (1.5%, a difference of 0.46%), Blackfeet (1.5%, a difference of 0.51%), and Liberian (1.5%, a difference of 0.56%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.5 /100 \| #268	Tragic 1.5%