Immigrants from Laos vs Chinese 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 64,665,002 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Chinese and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.126 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 28.2%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	Chinese
Minimum	0.18%	0.13%
Maximum	3.8%	4.1%
Range	3.6%	4.0%
Mean	1.1%	1.6%
Median	1.00%	1.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.64%	0.98%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.4%	2.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.72%	1.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.67%	0.86%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.67%	0.85%

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 Chinese by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Chinese are Subsaharan African (1.8%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Somalia (1.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Ghana (1.8%, a difference of 0.080%), Uruguayan (1.8%, a difference of 0.23%), and Immigrants from South America (1.8%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	30.2 /100 \| #190	Fair 1.8%
South Americans	29.5 /100 \| #191	Fair 1.8%
Dutch	27.4 /100 \| #192	Fair 1.8%
German Russians	27.1 /100 \| #193	Fair 1.8%
Uruguayans	26.2 /100 \| #194	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Somalia	25.4 /100 \| #195	Fair 1.8%
Sub-Saharan Africans	25.1 /100 \| #196	Fair 1.8%
Chinese	25.1 /100 \| #197	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Ghana	24.6 /100 \| #198	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| South America	23.3 /100 \| #199	Fair 1.8%
Whites/Caucasians	22.8 /100 \| #200	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	22.4 /100 \| #201	Fair 1.8%
Portuguese	21.4 /100 \| #202	Fair 1.8%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	21.4 /100 \| #203	Fair 1.8%
Somalis	21.2 /100 \| #204	Fair 1.7%