Immigrants from Eastern Africa vs South American Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 352,967,141 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Africa and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.158 and weighted average of 2.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,603,366 people shows no correlation between the proportion of South Americans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.032 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 18.5%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Eastern Africa	South American
Minimum	0.18%	0.049%
Maximum	6.7%	3.7%
Range	6.5%	3.7%
Mean	2.1%	1.5%
Median	1.8%	1.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.4%	1.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	2.5%	2.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.1%	0.93%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	1.3%	0.68%
Standard Deviation (Population)	1.2%	0.68%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Eastern Africa by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Africa are Immigrants from Egypt (2.1%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe (2.1%, a difference of 0.030%), Armenian (2.1%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Chile (2.1%, a difference of 0.22%), and Romanian (2.1%, a difference of 0.23%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Greeks	98.8 /100 \| #94	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Romania	98.7 /100 \| #95	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	98.4 /100 \| #96	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Eritrea	98.4 /100 \| #97	Exceptional 2.1%
Armenians	98.3 /100 \| #98	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Egypt	98.2 /100 \| #99	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	98.2 /100 \| #100	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	98.2 /100 \| #101	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Chile	98.1 /100 \| #102	Exceptional 2.1%
Romanians	98.1 /100 \| #103	Exceptional 2.1%
Austrians	98.0 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 2.1%
Arabs	97.8 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 2.1%
Sudanese	97.7 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 2.1%
Europeans	97.5 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 2.1%
Immigrants \| Germany	97.3 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 2.1%

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Immigrants from Costa Rica (1.8%, a difference of 0.12%), French Canadian (1.8%, a difference of 0.13%), German (1.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Dutch (1.8%, a difference of 0.39%), and German Russian (1.8%, a difference of 0.46%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Immigrants \| Ghana	24.6 /100 \| #198	Fair 1.8%