Immigrants from Ecuador vs American Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 269,753,528 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ecuador and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.225 and weighted average of 1.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 552,800,841 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Americans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.310 and weighted average of 1.5%, a difference of 8.7%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Ecuador	American
Minimum	0.16%	0.12%
Maximum	2.0%	8.0%
Range	1.8%	7.9%
Mean	1.2%	1.5%
Median	1.2%	1.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.84%	0.90%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.5%	1.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.62%	0.58%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.42%	1.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.42%	1.4%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Ecuador by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ecuador are Tsimshian (1.4%, a difference of 0.22%), Guatemalan (1.4%, a difference of 0.23%), Puerto Rican (1.4%, a difference of 0.63%), Samoan (1.4%, a difference of 0.94%), and Belizean (1.4%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Cape Verdeans	0.3 /100 \| #289	Tragic 1.4%
Choctaw	0.3 /100 \| #290	Tragic 1.4%
Blacks/African Americans	0.3 /100 \| #291	Tragic 1.4%
Alaska Natives	0.3 /100 \| #292	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.2 /100 \| #293	Tragic 1.4%
Samoans	0.2 /100 \| #294	Tragic 1.4%
Guatemalans	0.2 /100 \| #295	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	0.2 /100 \| #296	Tragic 1.4%
Tsimshian	0.2 /100 \| #297	Tragic 1.4%
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%

Demographics Similar to Americans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Immigrants from Cambodia (1.5%, a difference of 0.13%), Trinidadian and Tobagonian (1.5%, a difference of 0.13%), Yuman (1.5%, a difference of 0.15%), Central American Indian (1.5%, a difference of 0.18%), and Chippewa (1.5%, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Hmong	1.8 /100 \| #246	Tragic 1.6%
Comanche	1.8 /100 \| #247	Tragic 1.6%
Africans	1.8 /100 \| #248	Tragic 1.6%
Potawatomi	1.6 /100 \| #249	Tragic 1.6%
Immigrants \| Fiji	1.6 /100 \| #250	Tragic 1.6%
Apache	1.3 /100 \| #251	Tragic 1.5%
Yuman	1.1 /100 \| #252	Tragic 1.5%
Americans	1.0 /100 \| #253	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	1.0 /100 \| #254	Tragic 1.5%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	1.0 /100 \| #255	Tragic 1.5%
Central American Indians	1.0 /100 \| #256	Tragic 1.5%
Chippewa	0.9 /100 \| #257	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.9 /100 \| #258	Tragic 1.5%
Liberians	0.9 /100 \| #259	Tragic 1.5%
Japanese	0.9 /100 \| #260	Tragic 1.5%