Immigrants from Australia vs Native/Alaskan Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 226,352,894 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Australia and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.359 and weighted average of 2.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 497,415,117 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Natives/Alaskans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.189 and weighted average of 1.3%, a difference of 111.6%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Australia are Immigrants from Sri Lanka (2.8%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Japan (2.8%, a difference of 0.62%), Eastern European (2.8%, a difference of 0.70%), Immigrants from Hong Kong (2.8%, a difference of 0.97%), and Immigrants from India (2.8%, a difference of 1.0%).

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Natives/Alaskans are Immigrants from Belize (1.3%, a difference of 0.32%), Pima (1.3%, a difference of 0.39%), Immigrants from Cabo Verde (1.3%, a difference of 0.41%), Seminole (1.3%, a difference of 0.52%), and Dutch West Indian (1.3%, a difference of 0.58%).