Immigrants from Nigeria vs South American Indian 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 164,286,938 people shows no correlation between the proportion of South American Indians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.033 and weighted average of 2.0%, a difference of 12.5%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Nigeria	South American Indian
Minimum	0.48%	0.48%
Maximum	2.9%	5.4%
Range	2.5%	4.9%
Mean	1.5%	2.3%
Median	1.5%	1.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.90%	1.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.8%	3.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.93%	1.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.61%	1.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.61%	1.4%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Nigeria by Doctorate Degree

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%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
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%
Venezuelans	19.5 /100 \| #205	Poor 1.7%
Immigrants \| Peru	17.6 /100 \| #206	Poor 1.7%
Yugoslavians	17.1 /100 \| #207	Poor 1.7%
Colombians	16.1 /100 \| #208	Poor 1.7%

Demographics Similar to South American Indians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to South American Indians are Swedish (2.0%, a difference of 0.0%), Swiss (2.0%, a difference of 0.090%), Serbian (2.0%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Cameroon (2.0%, a difference of 0.21%), and Afghan (2.0%, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Ukraine	90.5 /100 \| #130	Exceptional 2.0%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	90.2 /100 \| #131	Exceptional 2.0%
Scottish	89.4 /100 \| #132	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	89.3 /100 \| #133	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	88.9 /100 \| #134	Excellent 2.0%
Serbians	88.7 /100 \| #135	Excellent 2.0%
Swedes	88.3 /100 \| #136	Excellent 2.0%
South American Indians	88.3 /100 \| #137	Excellent 2.0%
Swiss	88.0 /100 \| #138	Excellent 2.0%
Afghans	87.2 /100 \| #139	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Africa	87.0 /100 \| #140	Excellent 2.0%
Senegalese	86.7 /100 \| #141	Excellent 2.0%
Italians	86.0 /100 \| #142	Excellent 2.0%
Sierra Leoneans	85.1 /100 \| #143	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Moldova	84.3 /100 \| #144	Excellent 2.0%