Immigrants from Laos vs Canadian Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 200,482,890 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.199 and weighted average of 1.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 431,466,158 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Canadians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.602 and weighted average of 2.0%, a difference of 44.7%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	Canadian
Minimum	0.18%	0.28%
Maximum	3.8%	13.8%
Range	3.6%	13.5%
Mean	1.1%	3.1%
Median	1.00%	2.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.64%	1.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.4%	3.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.72%	1.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.67%	2.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.67%	2.9%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Laos by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Cuban (1.4%, a difference of 0.050%), Guyanese (1.4%, a difference of 0.30%), Pennsylvania German (1.4%, a difference of 0.31%), Immigrants from Grenada (1.4%, a difference of 0.41%), and Mexican American Indian (1.4%, a difference of 0.45%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #304	Tragic 1.4%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 1.4%
Guyanese	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 1.4%
Cubans	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Laos	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Grenada	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 1.4%
Menominee	0.1 /100 \| #313	Tragic 1.4%
Dominicans	0.1 /100 \| #314	Tragic 1.4%
Immigrants \| Azores	0.1 /100 \| #315	Tragic 1.4%

Demographics Similar to Canadians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Canadians are Immigrants from Ukraine (2.0%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (2.0%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Zaire (2.0%, a difference of 0.22%), Scottish (2.0%, a difference of 0.42%), and Immigrants from Uzbekistan (2.0%, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	94.7 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 2.0%
Croatians	94.0 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 2.0%
Ute	93.2 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 2.0%
Moroccans	93.0 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 2.0%
Jordanians	92.1 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 2.0%
Palestinians	92.0 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Zaire	91.1 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 2.0%
Canadians	90.6 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	90.5 /100 \| #130	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	90.2 /100 \| #131	Exceptional 2.0%
Scottish	89.4 /100 \| #132	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	89.3 /100 \| #133	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	88.9 /100 \| #134	Excellent 2.0%
Serbians	88.7 /100 \| #135	Excellent 2.0%
Swedes	88.3 /100 \| #136	Excellent 2.0%