Immigrants from Laos vs Native/Alaskan 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 497,415,117 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Natives/Alaskans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.189 and weighted average of 1.3%, a difference of 3.9%.

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%), Immigrants from Grenada (1.4%, a difference of 0.41%), Immigrants from Jamaica (1.4%, a difference of 0.71%), and Immigrants from Honduras (1.4%, a difference of 0.89%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Natives/Alaskans are Immigrants from Belize (1.3%, a difference of 0.32%), Pima (1.3%, a difference of 0.39%), Immigrants from Cabo Verde (1.3%, a difference of 0.41%), Seminole (1.3%, a difference of 0.52%), and Dutch West Indian (1.3%, a difference of 0.58%).