Immigrants from Africa vs Costa Rican Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 463,247,736 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Africa and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.137 and weighted average of 2.0%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 6.4%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Africa	Costa Rican
Minimum	0.20%	0.34%
Maximum	4.2%	5.1%
Range	4.0%	4.8%
Mean	1.7%	2.0%
Median	1.7%	1.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.1%	1.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.2%	2.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.1%	1.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.78%	1.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.77%	1.1%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Africa by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Africa are Senegalese (2.0%, a difference of 0.070%), Afghan (2.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Italian (2.0%, a difference of 0.28%), Swiss (2.0%, a difference of 0.31%), and South American Indian (2.0%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	89.3 /100 \| #133	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	88.9 /100 \| #134	Excellent 2.0%
Serbians	88.7 /100 \| #135	Excellent 2.0%
Swedes	88.3 /100 \| #136	Excellent 2.0%
South American Indians	88.3 /100 \| #137	Excellent 2.0%
Swiss	88.0 /100 \| #138	Excellent 2.0%
Afghans	87.2 /100 \| #139	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Africa	87.0 /100 \| #140	Excellent 2.0%
Senegalese	86.7 /100 \| #141	Excellent 2.0%
Italians	86.0 /100 \| #142	Excellent 2.0%
Sierra Leoneans	85.1 /100 \| #143	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Moldova	84.3 /100 \| #144	Excellent 2.0%
Kenyans	83.6 /100 \| #145	Excellent 1.9%
Immigrants \| Syria	83.6 /100 \| #146	Excellent 1.9%
Immigrants \| Senegal	82.5 /100 \| #147	Excellent 1.9%

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%