Immigrants from Afghanistan vs White/Caucasian 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 553,713,140 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Whites/Caucasians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.604 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 3.8%.

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%), Nigerian (1.8%, a difference of 0.66%), Slovak (1.8%, a difference of 1.2%), and Peruvian (1.8%, a difference of 1.6%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Whites/Caucasians are Immigrants from Nigeria (1.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from South America (1.8%, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Ghana (1.8%, a difference of 0.40%), Chinese (1.8%, a difference of 0.48%), and Subsaharan African (1.8%, a difference of 0.49%).