Immigrants from Africa vs Somali 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 99,087,953 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Somalis 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 1.7%, a difference of 12.3%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Africa	Somali
Minimum	0.20%	0.094%
Maximum	4.2%	3.8%
Range	4.0%	3.7%
Mean	1.7%	1.4%
Median	1.7%	1.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.1%	0.70%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.2%	1.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.1%	1.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.78%	0.84%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.77%	0.83%

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 Somalis by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Immigrants from Vietnam (1.8%, a difference of 0.030%), Portuguese (1.8%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Nigeria (1.8%, a difference of 0.28%), White/Caucasian (1.8%, a difference of 0.35%), and Venezuelan (1.7%, a difference of 0.41%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Chinese	25.1 /100 \| #197	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Ghana	24.6 /100 \| #198	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| South America	23.3 /100 \| #199	Fair 1.8%
Whites/Caucasians	22.8 /100 \| #200	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	22.4 /100 \| #201	Fair 1.8%
Portuguese	21.4 /100 \| #202	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	21.4 /100 \| #203	Fair 1.8%
Somalis	21.2 /100 \| #204	Fair 1.7%
Venezuelans	19.5 /100 \| #205	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Peru	17.6 /100 \| #206	Poor 1.7%
Yugoslavians	17.1 /100 \| #207	Poor 1.7%
Colombians	16.1 /100 \| #208	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	15.4 /100 \| #209	Poor 1.7%
Tongans	15.1 /100 \| #210	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Armenia	15.1 /100 \| #211	Poor 1.7%