Immigrants from Nigeria vs Immigrants from Costa Rica Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 282,146,765 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.339 and weighted average of 1.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 203,508,401 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.466 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 1.5%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are White/Caucasian (1.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from South America (1.8%, a difference of 0.18%), Portuguese (1.8%, a difference of 0.23%), Immigrants from Vietnam (1.8%, a difference of 0.25%), and Somali (1.7%, a difference of 0.28%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are French Canadian (1.8%, a difference of 0.020%), German (1.8%, a difference of 0.060%), South American (1.8%, a difference of 0.12%), Czechoslovakian (1.8%, a difference of 0.50%), and Dutch (1.8%, a difference of 0.51%).