Immigrants from Ireland vs Scandinavian Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 240,028,827 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ireland and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.157 and weighted average of 2.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 462,476,987 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Scandinavians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.306 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 38.5%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ireland are Estonian (2.5%, a difference of 0.41%), Russian (2.6%, a difference of 0.49%), Immigrants from Kuwait (2.6%, a difference of 0.65%), Immigrants from Russia (2.5%, a difference of 0.74%), and Immigrants from Spain (2.6%, a difference of 0.92%).

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Scandinavians are Ghanaian (1.8%, a difference of 0.050%), French (1.8%, a difference of 0.12%), Iraqi (1.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Spanish (1.8%, a difference of 0.19%), and Immigrants from Thailand (1.8%, a difference of 0.21%).