Black/African American vs Immigrants from Guyana Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 542,418,709 people shows a strong negative correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.738 and weighted average of 1.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 183,107,969 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Guyana and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.370 and weighted average of 1.3%, a difference of 8.2%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Alaska Native (1.4%, a difference of 0.17%), Choctaw (1.4%, a difference of 0.23%), Cape Verdean (1.4%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from El Salvador (1.4%, a difference of 0.38%), and Cajun (1.5%, a difference of 0.56%).

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Guyana are Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1.3%, a difference of 0.060%), Dutch West Indian (1.3%, a difference of 0.17%), Seminole (1.3%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Belize (1.3%, a difference of 0.43%), and Native/Alaskan (1.3%, a difference of 0.75%).