Immigrants from Ecuador vs Laotian 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 224,228,494 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Laotians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.380 and weighted average of 2.3%, a difference of 63.8%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Ecuador	Laotian
Minimum	0.16%	0.80%
Maximum	2.0%	7.0%
Range	1.8%	6.2%
Mean	1.2%	2.4%
Median	1.2%	2.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.84%	1.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.5%	2.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.62%	1.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.42%	1.5%
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 Laotians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Laotians are Immigrants from Europe (2.3%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Greece (2.3%, a difference of 0.40%), Bhutanese (2.3%, a difference of 0.62%), Paraguayan (2.3%, a difference of 0.90%), and Argentinean (2.3%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Czechoslovakia	100.0 /100 \| #56	Exceptional 2.4%
Immigrants \| Ethiopia	100.0 /100 \| #57	Exceptional 2.4%
Ethiopians	99.9 /100 \| #58	Exceptional 2.3%
South Africans	99.9 /100 \| #59	Exceptional 2.3%
Immigrants \| Serbia	99.9 /100 \| #60	Exceptional 2.3%
Bhutanese	99.9 /100 \| #61	Exceptional 2.3%
Immigrants \| Europe	99.9 /100 \| #62	Exceptional 2.3%
Laotians	99.9 /100 \| #63	Exceptional 2.3%
Immigrants \| Greece	99.9 /100 \| #64	Exceptional 2.3%
Paraguayans	99.9 /100 \| #65	Exceptional 2.3%
Argentineans	99.9 /100 \| #66	Exceptional 2.3%
Zimbabweans	99.8 /100 \| #67	Exceptional 2.3%
Immigrants \| Kazakhstan	99.8 /100 \| #68	Exceptional 2.3%
Carpatho Rusyns	99.8 /100 \| #69	Exceptional 2.3%
Lithuanians	99.8 /100 \| #70	Exceptional 2.3%