Immigrants from Afghanistan vs Latvian Doctorate Degree

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 219,954,299 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Latvians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.310 and weighted average of 2.6%, a difference of 41.3%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Afghanistan	Latvian
Minimum	0.038%	0.38%
Maximum	6.2%	9.4%
Range	6.2%	9.0%
Mean	1.6%	3.3%
Median	1.6%	2.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.1%	1.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.0%	4.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.88%	2.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.86%	2.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.85%	2.2%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

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%

Demographics Similar to Latvians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Latvians are Immigrants from Northern Europe (2.6%, a difference of 0.15%), Cambodian (2.6%, a difference of 0.33%), Cypriot (2.6%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Malaysia (2.6%, a difference of 0.50%), and Immigrants from Spain (2.6%, a difference of 0.56%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Israelis	100.0 /100 \| #24	Exceptional 2.7%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	100.0 /100 \| #25	Exceptional 2.7%
Turks	100.0 /100 \| #26	Exceptional 2.7%
Immigrants \| Turkey	100.0 /100 \| #27	Exceptional 2.6%
Burmese	100.0 /100 \| #28	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	100.0 /100 \| #29	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| Korea	100.0 /100 \| #30	Exceptional 2.6%
Latvians	100.0 /100 \| #31	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	100.0 /100 \| #32	Exceptional 2.6%
Cambodians	100.0 /100 \| #33	Exceptional 2.6%
Cypriots	100.0 /100 \| #34	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| Malaysia	100.0 /100 \| #35	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| Spain	100.0 /100 \| #36	Exceptional 2.6%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	100.0 /100 \| #37	Exceptional 2.6%
Russians	100.0 /100 \| #38	Exceptional 2.6%