Central American vs Immigrants from Afghanistan Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 493,729,899 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.248 and weighted average of 1.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 147,399,207 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Afghanistan and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.044 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 25.2%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Central American	Immigrants from Afghanistan
Minimum	0.21%	0.038%
Maximum	3.0%	6.2%
Range	2.8%	6.2%
Mean	1.2%	1.6%
Median	1.2%	1.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.69%	1.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.5%	2.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.85%	0.88%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.63%	0.86%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.63%	0.85%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Central Americans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Jamaican (1.5%, a difference of 0.040%), British West Indian (1.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Malaysian (1.5%, a difference of 0.070%), Tohono O'odham (1.5%, a difference of 0.10%), and Ecuadorian (1.5%, a difference of 0.16%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Paiute	0.4 /100 \| #276	Tragic 1.5%
Bahamians	0.4 /100 \| #277	Tragic 1.5%
Hawaiians	0.4 /100 \| #278	Tragic 1.5%
Marshallese	0.4 /100 \| #279	Tragic 1.5%
Ecuadorians	0.4 /100 \| #280	Tragic 1.5%
Tohono O'odham	0.4 /100 \| #281	Tragic 1.5%
British West Indians	0.3 /100 \| #282	Tragic 1.5%
Central Americans	0.3 /100 \| #283	Tragic 1.5%
Jamaicans	0.3 /100 \| #284	Tragic 1.5%
Malaysians	0.3 /100 \| #285	Tragic 1.5%
Cherokee	0.3 /100 \| #286	Tragic 1.5%
Cajuns	0.3 /100 \| #287	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.3 /100 \| #288	Tragic 1.4%
Cape Verdeans	0.3 /100 \| #289	Tragic 1.4%
Choctaw	0.3 /100 \| #290	Tragic 1.4%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan are Immigrants (1.8%, a difference of 0.29%), Finnish (1.8%, a difference of 0.34%), Scandinavian (1.8%, a difference of 0.55%), Ghanaian (1.8%, a difference of 0.60%), and Nigerian (1.8%, a difference of 0.66%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Thailand	49.4 /100 \| #175	Average 1.8%
Spanish	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 1.8%
Iraqis	49.2 /100 \| #177	Average 1.8%
French	48.8 /100 \| #178	Average 1.8%
Ghanaians	48.3 /100 \| #179	Average 1.8%
Scandinavians	48.0 /100 \| #180	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	46.2 /100 \| #181	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	44.3 /100 \| #182	Average 1.8%
Finns	42.1 /100 \| #183	Average 1.8%
Nigerians	39.9 /100 \| #184	Fair 1.8%
Slovaks	36.4 /100 \| #185	Fair 1.8%
Peruvians	34.4 /100 \| #186	Fair 1.8%
Czechoslovakians	33.0 /100 \| #187	Fair 1.8%
Germans	30.5 /100 \| #188	Fair 1.8%
French Canadians	30.2 /100 \| #189	Fair 1.8%