Immigrants from Costa Rica vs Pennsylvania German Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 203,508,401 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.466 and weighted average of 1.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 230,381,688 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Pennsylvania Germans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.508 and weighted average of 1.4%, a difference of 29.1%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Costa Rica	Pennsylvania German
Minimum	0.34%	0.24%
Maximum	4.6%	1.8%
Range	4.2%	1.6%
Mean	1.9%	0.86%
Median	1.7%	0.80%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.1%	0.48%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.0%	1.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.89%	0.65%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.0%	0.41%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.0%	0.41%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are French Canadian (1.8%, a difference of 0.020%), German (1.8%, a difference of 0.060%), South American (1.8%, a difference of 0.12%), Czechoslovakian (1.8%, a difference of 0.50%), and Dutch (1.8%, a difference of 0.51%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Finns	42.1 /100 \| #183	Average 1.8%
Nigerians	39.9 /100 \| #184	Fair 1.8%
Slovaks	36.4 /100 \| #185	Fair 1.8%
Peruvians	34.4 /100 \| #186	Fair 1.8%
Czechoslovakians	33.0 /100 \| #187	Fair 1.8%
Germans	30.5 /100 \| #188	Fair 1.8%
French Canadians	30.2 /100 \| #189	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	30.2 /100 \| #190	Fair 1.8%
South Americans	29.5 /100 \| #191	Fair 1.8%
Dutch	27.4 /100 \| #192	Fair 1.8%
German Russians	27.1 /100 \| #193	Fair 1.8%
Uruguayans	26.2 /100 \| #194	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Somalia	25.4 /100 \| #195	Fair 1.8%
Sub-Saharan Africans	25.1 /100 \| #196	Fair 1.8%
Chinese	25.1 /100 \| #197	Fair 1.8%

Demographics Similar to Pennsylvania Germans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Pennsylvania Germans are Guyanese (1.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Mexican American Indian (1.4%, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Dominica (1.4%, a difference of 0.19%), Shoshone (1.4%, a difference of 0.22%), and Cuban (1.4%, a difference of 0.26%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Puerto Ricans	0.1 /100 \| #298	Tragic 1.4%
Belizeans	0.1 /100 \| #299	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.1 /100 \| #300	Tragic 1.4%
Hondurans	0.1 /100 \| #301	Tragic 1.4%
Shoshone	0.1 /100 \| #302	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Dominica	0.1 /100 \| #303	Tragic 1.4%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #304	Tragic 1.4%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 1.4%
Guyanese	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 1.4%
Cubans	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Grenada	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 1.4%