Puerto Rican vs Immigrants from Caribbean Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 514,802,619 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.282 and weighted average of 1.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 443,887,060 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Caribbean and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.510 and weighted average of 1.3%, a difference of 9.2%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Puerto Rican	Immigrants from Caribbean
Minimum	0.063%	0.18%
Maximum	4.7%	2.6%
Range	4.7%	2.5%
Mean	1.2%	1.00%
Median	0.99%	0.96%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.69%	0.67%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.4%	1.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.71%	0.61%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.89%	0.44%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.89%	0.44%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Tsimshian (1.4%, a difference of 0.41%), Belizean (1.4%, a difference of 0.43%), Immigrants from Ecuador (1.4%, a difference of 0.63%), Immigrants from Guatemala (1.4%, a difference of 0.76%), and Honduran (1.4%, a difference of 0.83%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Blacks/African Americans	0.3 /100 \| #291	Tragic 1.4%
Alaska Natives	0.3 /100 \| #292	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.2 /100 \| #293	Tragic 1.4%
Samoans	0.2 /100 \| #294	Tragic 1.4%
Guatemalans	0.2 /100 \| #295	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.2 /100 \| #296	Tragic 1.4%
Tsimshian	0.2 /100 \| #297	Tragic 1.4%
Puerto Ricans	0.1 /100 \| #298	Tragic 1.4%
Belizeans	0.1 /100 \| #299	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.1 /100 \| #300	Tragic 1.4%
Hondurans	0.1 /100 \| #301	Tragic 1.4%
Shoshone	0.1 /100 \| #302	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.1 /100 \| #303	Tragic 1.4%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #304	Tragic 1.4%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 1.4%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Caribbean by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Caribbean are Yakama (1.3%, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Dominican Republic (1.3%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Latin America (1.3%, a difference of 1.7%), Yup'ik (1.3%, a difference of 1.8%), and Haitian (1.3%, a difference of 2.0%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 1.3%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 1.3%
Inupiat	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 1.3%
Haitians	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 1.3%
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Latin America	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 1.3%
Yakama	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 1.3%
Nepalese	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 1.3%
Bangladeshis	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 1.2%
Puget Sound Salish	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 1.2%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 1.2%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 1.2%