Immigrants from Laos vs Sri Lankan 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 435,479,359 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.454 and weighted average of 1.9%, a difference of 35.7%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Laos	Sri Lankan
Minimum	0.18%	0.22%
Maximum	3.8%	3.6%
Range	3.6%	3.4%
Mean	1.1%	1.4%
Median	1.00%	1.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.64%	0.83%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.4%	2.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.72%	1.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.67%	0.75%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.67%	0.74%

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 Sri Lankans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Macedonian (1.9%, a difference of 0.10%), Spaniard (1.9%, a difference of 0.49%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%, a difference of 0.51%), Vietnamese (1.9%, a difference of 0.82%), and Celtic (1.9%, a difference of 1.0%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	68.8 /100 \| #161	Good 1.9%
Irish	67.5 /100 \| #162	Good 1.9%
Czechs	67.3 /100 \| #163	Good 1.9%
Celtics	66.7 /100 \| #164	Good 1.9%
Scotch-Irish	63.6 /100 \| #165	Good 1.9%
Spaniards	63.5 /100 \| #166	Good 1.9%
Macedonians	60.9 /100 \| #167	Good 1.9%
Sri Lankans	60.3 /100 \| #168	Good 1.9%
Vietnamese	54.8 /100 \| #169	Average 1.9%
Costa Ricans	53.3 /100 \| #170	Average 1.8%
Bermudans	52.1 /100 \| #171	Average 1.8%
Belgians	50.3 /100 \| #172	Average 1.8%
Norwegians	50.0 /100 \| #173	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Thailand	49.4 /100 \| #175	Average 1.8%