Costa Rican vs Immigrants from Liberia Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 252,535,620 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Costa Ricans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.456 and weighted average of 1.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 134,868,003 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Liberia and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.648 and weighted average of 1.5%, a difference of 24.1%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Costa Rican	Immigrants from Liberia
Minimum	0.34%	0.100%
Maximum	5.1%	2.2%
Range	4.8%	2.1%
Mean	2.0%	1.1%
Median	1.9%	1.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.3%	0.64%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.5%	1.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.2%	0.85%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.1%	0.51%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.1%	0.50%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Costa Ricans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Costa Ricans are Bermudan (1.8%, a difference of 0.17%), Vietnamese (1.9%, a difference of 0.22%), Belgian (1.8%, a difference of 0.44%), Norwegian (1.8%, a difference of 0.48%), and Immigrants from Bangladesh (1.8%, a difference of 0.48%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Czechs	67.3 /100 \| #163	Good 1.9%
Celtics	66.7 /100 \| #164	Good 1.9%
Scotch-Irish	63.6 /100 \| #165	Good 1.9%
Spaniards	63.5 /100 \| #166	Good 1.9%
Macedonians	60.9 /100 \| #167	Good 1.9%
Sri Lankans	60.3 /100 \| #168	Good 1.9%
Vietnamese	54.8 /100 \| #169	Average 1.9%
Costa Ricans	53.3 /100 \| #170	Average 1.8%
Bermudans	52.1 /100 \| #171	Average 1.8%
Belgians	50.3 /100 \| #172	Average 1.8%
Norwegians	50.0 /100 \| #173	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 1.8%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Liberia by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Liberia are Kiowa (1.5%, a difference of 0.65%), U.S. Virgin Islander (1.5%, a difference of 0.65%), Crow (1.5%, a difference of 0.74%), Salvadoran (1.5%, a difference of 0.77%), and Nicaraguan (1.5%, a difference of 0.78%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Crow	0.5 /100 \| #269	Tragic 1.5%
Salvadorans	0.5 /100 \| #270	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	0.5 /100 \| #271	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Barbados	0.4 /100 \| #272	Tragic 1.5%
Sioux	0.4 /100 \| #273	Tragic 1.5%