Immigrants from Mexico vs Sri Lankan Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 497,630,711 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Mexico and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.413 and weighted average of 1.1%. 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 68.9%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Mexico	Sri Lankan
Minimum	0.070%	0.22%
Maximum	5.3%	3.6%
Range	5.2%	3.4%
Mean	0.81%	1.4%
Median	0.61%	1.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.32%	0.83%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.2%	2.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.90%	1.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.72%	0.75%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.72%	0.74%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Mexico by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Mexico are Lumbee (1.1%, a difference of 1.5%), Fijian (1.1%, a difference of 2.1%), Spanish American Indian (1.1%, a difference of 4.4%), Arapaho (1.2%, a difference of 5.6%), and Mexican (1.2%, a difference of 5.9%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Caribbean	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 1.3%
Immigrants \| Haiti	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 1.3%
Nepalese	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 1.3%
Bangladeshis	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 1.2%
Puget Sound Salish	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 1.2%
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 1.2%
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 1.2%
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 1.2%
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 1.2%
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 1.1%
Immigrants \| Mexico	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 1.1%
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 1.1%
Spanish American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 1.1%
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic 0.96%

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%