Immigrants from Costa Rica vs Scotch-Irish 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 527,994,945 people shows a strong positive correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.755 and weighted average of 1.9%, a difference of 5.3%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Costa Rica	Scotch-Irish
Minimum	0.34%	0.30%
Maximum	4.6%	41.7%
Range	4.2%	41.4%
Mean	1.9%	3.6%
Median	1.7%	1.9%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.1%	1.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.0%	3.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.89%	1.4%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.0%	5.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.0%	5.9%

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 Scotch-Irish by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are Spaniard (1.9%, a difference of 0.020%), Macedonian (1.9%, a difference of 0.41%), Celtic (1.9%, a difference of 0.49%), Sri Lankan (1.9%, a difference of 0.51%), and Czech (1.9%, a difference of 0.58%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Hungarians	71.7 /100 \| #158	Good 1.9%
Slovenes	70.2 /100 \| #159	Good 1.9%
Welsh	69.7 /100 \| #160	Good 1.9%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	68.8 /100 \| #161	Good 1.9%
Irish	67.5 /100 \| #162	Good 1.9%
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%