Immigrants from El Salvador vs Central American Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 353,263,202 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from El Salvador and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.191 and weighted average of 1.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 493,729,899 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.248 and weighted average of 1.5%, a difference of 0.59%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from El Salvador are Cape Verdean (1.4%, a difference of 0.14%), Choctaw (1.4%, a difference of 0.15%), Cajun (1.5%, a difference of 0.18%), Cherokee (1.5%, a difference of 0.34%), and Black/African American (1.4%, a difference of 0.38%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Jamaican (1.5%, a difference of 0.040%), British West Indian (1.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Malaysian (1.5%, a difference of 0.070%), Tohono O'odham (1.5%, a difference of 0.10%), and Ecuadorian (1.5%, a difference of 0.16%).