American vs Immigrants from Dominican Republic Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 570,969,920 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Americans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.287 and weighted average of 3.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 274,641,839 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Dominican Republic and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.376 and weighted average of 3.4%, a difference of 4.9%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	American	Immigrants from Dominican Republic
Minimum	0.39%	0.38%
Maximum	7.7%	7.0%
Range	7.3%	6.6%
Mean	2.4%	2.5%
Median	2.3%	2.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.6%	1.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.0%	3.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.4%	2.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.2%	1.6%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.2%	1.6%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Americans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Immigrants from Jamaica (3.6%, a difference of 0.060%), Belizean (3.6%, a difference of 0.090%), Potawatomi (3.6%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Dominica (3.6%, a difference of 0.35%), and Liberian (3.6%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Central American Indians	0.8 /100 \| #266	Tragic 3.6%
Delaware	0.7 /100 \| #267	Tragic 3.6%
Aleuts	0.7 /100 \| #268	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.6 /100 \| #269	Tragic 3.6%
Central Americans	0.6 /100 \| #270	Tragic 3.6%
Belizeans	0.5 /100 \| #271	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.5 /100 \| #272	Tragic 3.6%
Americans	0.5 /100 \| #273	Tragic 3.6%
Potawatomi	0.5 /100 \| #274	Tragic 3.6%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.5 /100 \| #275	Tragic 3.6%
Liberians	0.5 /100 \| #276	Tragic 3.6%
Cheyenne	0.5 /100 \| #277	Tragic 3.6%
Japanese	0.5 /100 \| #278	Tragic 3.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.5 /100 \| #279	Tragic 3.5%
Dominicans	0.5 /100 \| #280	Tragic 3.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Dominican Republic are Malaysian (3.4%, a difference of 0.11%), Black/African American (3.4%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Yemen (3.4%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Haiti (3.4%, a difference of 0.76%), and Cajun (3.4%, a difference of 0.77%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Paiute	0.3 /100 \| #294	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.2 /100 \| #295	Tragic 3.4%
Hawaiians	0.2 /100 \| #296	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.2 /100 \| #297	Tragic 3.4%
Ottawa	0.2 /100 \| #298	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.2 /100 \| #299	Tragic 3.4%
Blacks/African Americans	0.2 /100 \| #300	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.2 /100 \| #301	Tragic 3.4%
Malaysians	0.2 /100 \| #302	Tragic 3.4%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.2 /100 \| #303	Tragic 3.4%
Cajuns	0.2 /100 \| #304	Tragic 3.4%
Chickasaw	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 3.4%
Cape Verdeans	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 3.4%
Samoans	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 3.3%
Shoshone	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 3.3%