Immigrants from China vs Portuguese Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 452,322,361 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from China and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.382 and weighted average of 3.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 443,772,910 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Portuguese and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.270 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 76.3%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from China are Immigrants from Switzerland (3.1%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Israel (3.0%, a difference of 1.3%), Iranian (3.1%, a difference of 2.0%), Immigrants from Iran (3.0%, a difference of 2.0%), and Immigrants from Taiwan (3.2%, a difference of 3.6%).

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Portuguese are Immigrants from Vietnam (1.8%, a difference of 0.020%), Somali (1.7%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Nigeria (1.8%, a difference of 0.23%), White/Caucasian (1.8%, a difference of 0.29%), and Immigrants from South America (1.8%, a difference of 0.40%).