Immigrants from Ecuador vs Sierra Leonean 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 83,237,718 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Sierra Leoneans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.428 and weighted average of 2.0%, a difference of 38.9%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Ecuador	Sierra Leonean
Minimum	0.16%	0.21%
Maximum	2.0%	4.7%
Range	1.8%	4.5%
Mean	1.2%	1.7%
Median	1.2%	1.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.84%	1.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.5%	2.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.62%	1.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.42%	0.95%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.42%	0.94%

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 Sierra Leoneans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Sierra Leoneans are Immigrants from Moldova (2.0%, a difference of 0.21%), Italian (2.0%, a difference of 0.25%), Kenyan (1.9%, a difference of 0.39%), Immigrants from Syria (1.9%, a difference of 0.41%), and Senegalese (2.0%, a difference of 0.46%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Swedes	88.3 /100 \| #136	Excellent 2.0%
South American Indians	88.3 /100 \| #137	Excellent 2.0%
Swiss	88.0 /100 \| #138	Excellent 2.0%
Afghans	87.2 /100 \| #139	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Africa	87.0 /100 \| #140	Excellent 2.0%
Senegalese	86.7 /100 \| #141	Excellent 2.0%
Italians	86.0 /100 \| #142	Excellent 2.0%
Sierra Leoneans	85.1 /100 \| #143	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Moldova	84.3 /100 \| #144	Excellent 2.0%
Kenyans	83.6 /100 \| #145	Excellent 1.9%
Immigrants \| Syria	83.6 /100 \| #146	Excellent 1.9%
Immigrants \| Senegal	82.5 /100 \| #147	Excellent 1.9%
Luxembourgers	81.1 /100 \| #148	Excellent 1.9%
Basques	76.9 /100 \| #149	Good 1.9%
English	75.9 /100 \| #150	Good 1.9%